PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A south Phoenix family is calling for changes to the way police respond to mental-health emergencies after their father was shot and killed by police last month.

Officers say 49-year-old Victor Altamirano charged at them with a knife, but body-worn camera footage is now raising new questions about what happened in the final moments before shots were fired.

Incidents like this are becoming more common across the Valley , where law enforcement officers are often thrust into the dual role of enforcers and crisis responders — a combination that can end in tragedy.

To his daughters, Altamirano was the center of their home — a jokester, a boxer, and a grandfather devoted to his 12 grandchildren.

“He loved being a Tata,” one daughter said. “He was always joking aroun

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