Man Who Killed Texas State Trooper Believed People Were Out To Get Him

By Tom Knighton

Following the Sutherland Springs shooting, President Donald Trump made the statement that what happened in Texas was an example of a mental health issue, not a gun issue. Looking back on the issue, many of us find ourselves unable to disagree with the president.

The Thanksgiving day murder of a Texas state trooper is another unfortunate example of how we need to overhaul our mental health system more than we need to worry about guns.

After three combat tours in Iraq, Dabrett Black returned a deeply disturbed man, his family says.

He slept with guns, suffered memory loss and thought someone put a chip in his brain. He was convinced people were out to get him.

In recent years, his paranoia led to repeated confrontations with law enforcement — most recently, on Thanksgiving, when he killed trooper Damon Allen, police say.

Allen pulled Black over on a routine traffic stop about two hours south of Dallas, near Fairfield, Texas. Authorities say Black grabbed a rifle and shot Allen several times, killing him. He was captured near Houston following a brief shootout.

It was the outcome his father feared for years since his 2012 discharge.

“He left here a perfect young man, but he …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms