A violent weekend in North Texas has families grieving and police searching for suspects. Since Friday night in Dallas alone, there have been 11 shootings..
Edgar Jr. played trumpet in his high school band and graduated from Garland Lakeview Centennial High School, then entered the military.
His parents said his mental health problems developed after military service in his mid 20’s. He had trouble holding down jobs and spent time homeless.
“He was admitted on two different occasions just last month,” Susana Tirado said.
The parents said detectives who investigated the death have told them that they learned the man received mental health care at Parkland Hospital and Green Oaks Hospital and was returned to the street just days before the Monday shooting.
The parents said they were never contacted about the latest hospital or courtroom visits to help get him the care he needed.