Family says 16th Street Mall slashing suspect suffered mental health issues

[@rain3man6]

No sympathy for someone taking another life. They know exactly what they doing.. he was careful not to cut himself running around. No excuses.. lotta these ppl pull the mental health card mostly pretending they are.

[@starikyuzho1985]

I think the DAs and Judges who released him on PR bond (which means without bond, really) after previous criminal charges should be also charged for deaths and injuries of these people on 16th street.

[@scott5106]

Whatever their problems or issues, innocent people were murdered... they need to be stopped!

[@crispy876]

Reinstate Mental Institutions! He should of been locked up! 😢

[@kevinmiller-ri4mo]

Raised by Grandparent? Where were the parents? So many questions.

[@arkwill14]

Probably incapable of being parents. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if his mother made use of drugs and/or alcohol during during her pregnancy which contributed to his mental issues.

[@ogadlogadl490]

We desperately need more 24/7 mental health care facilities.

[@FarmerRiddick]

I agree. This is our burden as a society. Or, we just continue to ignore it and have a momentary gasp when others die for our collective apathy.

[@lydiaanello6208]

Mental health is not an excuse

[@Mambonator]

No, we need accountability. These people keep blaming mental health. They are responsible for their mental health, not society. Stop victimizing criminals. ]

[@shawngilliland243]

Exactly!

[@cathleenmore4656]

Praying for the deceased victims and families 🙏😢. How horrible

[@charlie-qh2ll]

That is not a mitigating factor. If you have menal health issues it is on you to properly manage them so you're not a danger to yourself and others.

[@buckethyacinth9598]

Being crazy as f means they're incapable of that.

[@ogadlogadl490]

@@buckethyacinth9598 Exactly, it’s not like a sane person goes on a stabbing spree, I don’t understand how people aren’t understanding that.

[@jancurtis8821]

You have no understanding of mental health. He was born with schizophrenia and tried to medicate himself

[@Wolit51]

The thing is, there are medications that can help people with his mental health problems. Right now, people can't be forced to take the meds. Some people should be forced if they are having psychotic breaks. There is also the potential cost of the drugs as a problem. The people who died would likely still be alive if this guy was on psych meds.

[@linp5045]

I feel so bad for the victims. The flight attendant was in her 70s and probably retiring soon.

[@droshiroable]

He is dead in the eyes. I wonder how long that's been evident.

[@carolynforge8586]

He's a demon. The walking dead.

[@irenek2k20]

Where did he gets $$$ for these drugs & didn't get him mental help & where is his family? Sad situation for the victims.

[@burmy1552]

If you look at his record there's a bunch of theft and breaking and entering charges.

[@pinkrollergirl]

he looks smug, with a smirky smile. he is checking out the woman next to him. she better watch out. this is so sad for the flight attendant.

[@justinmatos4119]

Please it is always the same story, those people didn’t deserve to die in the hands of someone supposedly insane. Why the family didn’t put him in a mental health facility now they are sorry or maybe scare because they want him to be excused

[@cgpcgp3239]

Family does not have the authority to put family with mental illness in a facility. It doesn’t work like that. He’s an adult. They can only call police or mobile crisis if he’s an IMMEDIATE danger to self or others. He’s taken to a facility. Once stable he’s released if he wants out. Once out he stops taking meds and back on drugs. He could be placed in a long term mental health facility for inmates with mental illness for unaliving 2 people. Some families have tried for years to force mentally ill members into treatment. They end up in and out of facilities. They learn what to say to get released. Stop taking meds.

[@Cowicide]

What makes you think his family had any idea he would go around stabbing random people?

[@cgpcgp3239]

Family does not have the authority to put family with mental illness in a facility. It doesn’t work like that. He’s an adult. They can only call police or mobile crisis if he’s an immediate danger to self or others. He’s taken to a facility. Once stable he’s released if he wants out. Once out he stops taking meds. He could be placed in a long term mental health facility for inmates with mental illness for unaliving 2 people. Some families have tried for years to force mentally ill members into treatment. They end up in and out of facilities. They learn what to say to get released. Then stop taking meds.

[@debbypurcell6215]

Probably they tried. Who knows. Doesn't seem like the guardians were able to properly manage him, or even how to.

[@wayne387]

Judge denies requests and will be walking the streets in 24 hours

[@kljwje]

The Usual Suspects

[@southendbos]

White, male, American, straight, citizens?

[@lauanaautery6103]

​@@southendbos Yep.

[@kljwje]

@@southendbos bingo

[@TheHandsomeAudiophile]

1 out of how many compared to the USUAL SUSPOOKS AKA POOKIE?

[@slump999-s3v]

@@TheHandsomeAudiophilewhite people are white

[@Videotime-bu2hu]

Umm no his victims suffered not him. Don’t make excuses for his violence

[@notmebutyou8350]

I have to say the suspect looks awfully proud of himself....

[@anniehills3580]

WHY IS HE OUT IN PUBLIC??? COLORADO LAWS NEED TO CHANGE, SO THOSE IN MENTAL FACILITIES ARE NOT ALLOWED BACK IN SOCIETY!!! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH OUR LAWMAKERS???? LOOKS LIKE THEY DONT CARE ABOUT COLORADO CITIZENS.

[@Tonym.45]

My heart goes out to there families may god be with them

[@lauanaautery6103]

Usual suspect

[@azjoe_6310]

Somehow I don't think crystal meth, fentanyl and synthetic marijuana helped

[@GrantBentley-i1o]

I’m so sorry for loss of your family. God be with you.

[@BillH-l3c]

BS ..... Life at Colorado Supermax !!!

[@arissapitt9043]

The 16th mall slasher

[@karenkrejci1187]

Family needs to realize he's making others suffer! The family needed to get help for him if they knew.

[@drg150]

Where are the witnesses to this event? Who had a gun? Where were the cops?

[@southendbos]

Are cops on every corner on every block?

[@drg150]

@southendbos one outta three ain't bad... and yeah... It's a crime-ridden area that should be safe.

[@alexn5743]

Are you proposing that any armed witness should open fire?

[@southendbos]

@@alexn5743 Thank you! These people think its a movie.

[@alexn5743]

@@southendbos indeed. I myself was apparently right by it happening. Doing what? Asleep on my couch. But let's say I had been looking out the window, does OP think I should have started hucking items at it from four floors up?

[@hologramhouse729]

He looks edgy and withdrawn

[@elilypads]

You better clean up Denver, Mayor Mike and City Council. Crime is why I have not been downtown for arts events and museums...stop blaming it on COVID!

[@gloriagehring8676]

As the world turns, there are many other people who have mental health struggles. This one is a criminal and should have been in Prison. They let him do this, did they also give him the knife?

[@2bjjones]

nah. say it ain't so. he was a shrink? couldn't be.

[@jeffgutierrez8796]

You claim he has issues, you were aware of his issues yet you did nothing about it. Those lives lost are your fault.

[@djWaverunner]

He suffered thuggish issues

[@iamjustsaying4787]

He’s crazy? No kidding. If he’s that crazy, he definitely belongs in custody.

[@SoloKing-y8j]

Mental health is serious problem and also the drugs addiction if you're going through drugs addiction and also the mental health problems it's really hard to give them a help this is sad situation pray for the victim family

[@IslandVibez-id1up]

Another one not prosecuted.

[@minervagalvez5937]

THE FAMILY IS TO BLAME FOR HIS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HELP HIM ENOUGH!!!

[@jancurtis8821]

You think it is easy to pay for mental health services? Not in these US.

[@YMB2127]

🥹MAY GOD HELP US