Yet another PTSD standoff with police; sufferer on waitlist for VA benefits
Retired USAF Sergeant Alex Leal, 39, surrendered to a San Benito, Texas, SWAT team March 5 after a three-hour standoff at his home. SWAT was called to the house when Leal threatened to shut himself in his house, douse himself with gasoline and set himself on fire.
Leal, an unemployed veteran of Operation Desert Storm, is currently on a Veterans Affairs waitlist for a 90-day treatement program for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
A personal relationship Leal had with a Detective at the scene, Art Flores, who coached Leal’s son on a soccer team, may have been the only thing that saved Leal’s life. Leal is currently being evaluated at a hospital.
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That’s so incredibly sad… someone crying out for help and it took an extreme response for him to get any. I’m glad he’s getting the help he needs…