GADSDEN, Ala.—A man fatally shot by police outside an Alabama school that officials said he attempted to enter had “serious mental issues” and attended the school as a child, according to his brother.
Justin White told WIAT-TV that Robert Tyler White, 32, seemed a little “off” the last time he saw him last week, but that wasn’t unusual.
“He always seems off,” White said.
Officials said a “potential intruder”—later identified as White—went to several doors trying to get into Walnut Park Elementary School on Thursday while a summer literacy program was being conducted for nearly three dozen children. All the exterior doors were locked and the man was killed after attempting to grab an officer’s gun outside the building, state police said….