By Matt Fountain for The San Luis Obispo Tribune
June 25, 2021
| 4:03 p.m.
Friends said Edward “Eddie” Giron’s mental health declined significantly over the last year. Here, he’s shown after a climb at Bishop Peak in San Luis Obispo in an undated post from his Instagram account, and in a police mug shot. (Courtesy photos)
In less than a year, the San Luis Obispo Police Department responded to 10 calls for service related to the mentally ill man who later shot and killed Det. Luca Benedetti, records show.
In one incident in 2020, police responded to perform a welfare check on Edward “Eddie” Giron, who the reporting party told police was “exhibiting signs of mania and paranoia,” according to a San Luis Obispo Police Department incident report.