Family says suspect in killing of Palmdale sheriff's deputy has mental illness, hears voices

'He would feel persecuted, voices talking to him,' the suspect's sister says. 'He tried committing suicide once or twice.'

"He would feel persecuted, voices talking to him," the suspect's sister says. "He tried committing suicide once or twice."The suspect in the ambush killing of a Palmdale sheriff's deputy has mental-health issues which include schizophrenia and hearing voices in his head, according to his family.early Monday morning after a lengthy standoff with sheriff's deputies. Tear gas was deployed to force him to come out and surrender.

Before the suspect was arrested, Sheriff Robert Luna referred to the then-unknown gunman as a "coward" and said there was no warning and no obvious motive.

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