Meek Mill Says U.S. Is in a ‘Mental Health Crisis’ Following Philly Shooting: ‘They Making It About Race’

Meek Mill has declared that the United States is successful the midst of a mental health crisis, but wants radical to halt looking astatine unit and transgression done the prism of race.

Meek took to X connected Wednesday (Sept. 10) responded to a video of a deadly shooting that took spot successful Philadelphia’s City Center Sept. 5.

“It’s a intelligence wellness situation going connected and they making it astir contention oregon color… this pistillate was killed downtown halfway metropolis by a bum successful Philly,” helium wrote, resharing the clip of the shooting and explaining however helium feels the 2 deadly attacks haven’t been covered evenly by quality outlets and societal media reactions. “Why is the achromatic pistillate getting stabbed by a achromatic antheral the lone communicative moving heavy .. unit is violence! Rip to them too!”

He was comparing the City Center shooting successful Philly, successful which a fishy named John Kelly allegedly fired aggregate shots into a pistillate pursuing a dispute, against the killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed by a Black antheral connected the airy obstruction successful Charlotte, N.C., connected Aug. 22. Decarlos Brown, the fishy successful the stabbing, is charged with first-degree murder.

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office downgraded the execution charges against Kelly to voluntary manslaughter connected Tuesday (Sept. 9) aft being presented with caller grounds successful the shooting decease of 33-year-old Lauren Jardine, according to NBC10.

Meek Mill hasn’t been 1 to shy distant from speaking astir however increasing up successful poorness damaged his intelligence health. He has shared his experiences tracks specified arsenic “Traumatized,” and he’s continued to beryllium a intelligence wellness advocate.

“Mental wellness consciousness is precise important amongst america from seeing truthful overmuch connected these phones,” helium wrote to X successful 2024. “Stay beardown chin up thorax out!”

If you oregon anyone you cognize is successful request of intelligence wellness resources, scope retired to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Resources Administration for free, confidential enactment and accusation 24/7 astatine SAMHSA.gov oregon by calling 1-800-662-4357.