Coroner’s inquest calls police involved shooting death a suicide
VICTORIA — The death of a Victoria man who was shot during a confrontation with police has been classified as a suicide, says the jury for a coroner’s inquest.
Twenty-year-old Rhett Mutch was shot in the neck after Victoria police responded to a 911 call from his mother’s home on Nov. 1, 2014.
The report did not say why the jury classified the case as a suicide.
The coroner’s jury issued 12 recommendations Friday, aimed at preventing people suffering from mental health issues from police-involved deaths.