NC unit works to prevent mass harm before it happens, put people back on the right path

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A team of state investigators is working behind the scenes in North Carolina to prevent incidents of mass harm from happening.

The State Bureau of Investigation Behavioral Threat Assessment Unit, or BeTA Unit, is working with local law enforcement to stop violence, like the fatal mass shooting in Minneapolis .

The unit started in 2018 after the deadly mass shooting in Parkland, Florida .

SBI BeTA Unit Assistant Special Agent-In-Charge Earl Sam said the unit works not only to prevent mass violence, but to put people back on the right path.

Typically, what we see are people who are often in crisis and really need some additional help and support. Dr. Nicole Jones, SBI BeTA Unit psychologist

"I have full faith that we have moved people in a positive direct