Sheriff says inaction in shooter’s mental health factored in Sgt. Diaz’s death

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said the family of the shooter who killed Sergeant Elio Diaz knew all about his history with mental health struggles, and investigators are piecing together how that history could have led to the death of Diaz.

Long before the violence in the Punta Gorda gas station parking lot devastated the Charlotte County community, Sheriff Bill Prummell said Andrew Moisten Junior’s family knew he had mental heath issues and was using drugs.
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‘Take some responsibility’: Sheriff says family’s Inaction in shooter’s mental health issues factored in Sergeant Diaz’s death

“People need to take some sort of responsibility. Family, friends – they believe he’s got a mental health issue. They know he’s taking drugs. But they sat on their a** and did absolutely nothing,” said Prummell at Thursday’s press conference.

Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski wanted a mental health expert to respond to that, so he spoke with Ariella VanHara, a Clinical Professor of Social Work at FGCU.

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