Minneapolis gunman's family grew more concerned

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By PATRICK CONDON | Associated Press – 43 mins ago

The parents of a Minneapolis man who authorities say fatally shot five people at his workplace were so concerned about his growing paranoia two years ago that they enrolled in a course for families of the mentally ill.

A spokeswoman for the family of Andrew Engeldinger said Saturday that not long after Engeldinger's parents took the 12-week class, he cut off all contact with them. She says they continued to try contacting him, but were unsuccessful.

Engeldinger was fired Thursday before the rampage, after which police say he shot and killed himself.

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He had worked there since the late 1990s, they said, and was once viewed as sharp, intelligent and private.

We really need to do something about getting people the help they need in regards to mental illness.

[Uneeque]

1. frustrating

It doesn't even seem possible to keep up with these acts of social terrorism and mental illness may play a role it is not the definitive factor.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

2. The left doesn't have the stomach for it, the right doesn't want to pay for it.

The tragedy of almost all of these shootings is most of the perps had done more than enough to have seen themselves committed to a state hospital in saner times.

[TheDebbieDee]

3. You can't force a person with mental health issues to get

the help they need unless and until they become a law enforcement issue. And by then, it's too late!

[etherealtruth]

4. Sadly, this is so true!

[Live and Learn]

5. Exactly. That is the problem.

I see so many people blaming the parents and family but they usually have done everything they could to try and get help. I am not sure what the answer is but something really needs to be done to help these individuals before these tragedies occur.