There's plenty of obvious solutions and many countries apart from the US have solved them. One of the solutions is properly educated and trained police. This in

There's plenty of obvious solutions and many countries apart from the US have solved them. One of the solutions is properly educated and trained police. This includes operating in coordinated teams using riot shields and less lethal, deescalation, coordination with mental health professionals and so on. Another is bigger police patrols and not just singleton officers, to allow these teams to operate and to give the overwhelming power needed to neutralize someone in relative safety for all involved. Of course, these things cost money. It's cheaper to shoot everyone who don't follow instructions precisely and to inject potentially lethal drugs into everyone where it's convenient.