A man who was shot twice by police in the Suncoast Community High School parking lot Monday is being treated at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach.
The man, who remained in the hospital Monday night, was identified as Delroy Thomas .
WPTV reporter Jon Shainman spoke with the man’s mother and brother who said that he is 29 years old and has had a series of mental health issues over the years.
They added they had been seeking help for him this past weekend and found it hard to understand why he was shot.
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“No violence, nothing violent. He just has these episodes,” mother Monte Alfred said. “Where he shuts down and won’t say nothing.”
The family also said they have had to contend with other episodes where their loved one would wander off without warning and would be found miles away.
They’re just looking for answers as to how the situation was handled, and whether it could have been handled differently.