Mental health crisis leads to highway shutdown on U.S. 183

Highway traffic south of the Lampasas County line was stalled Wednesday morning while law enforcement officers dealt with an armed woman in distress.Burnet County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Mike Sorenson said the situation began with a motorist on U.S. Highway 183 who experienced a mental health crisis.“We got a call about a woman in distress who might be considering suicide,” he said.The call came…

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