The night before Steven David Rustrian killed a Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputy, he sat on the beach, coming to grips with a life that had been spiraling out of control, a close friend of his told the Miami Herald.
At 21 years old, Rustrian, a former soldier, was drowning in deeply personal problems, said his friend, Ivan Romero. He talked about facing his demons. He said he wanted to go back to church.
The next time they talked, things were very different…