During the 4 hr standoff, his buddies in the special forces unit begged the police to go in and talk him down. The police would not let them. Instead they launched 19 tear gas canisters into his small apartment and riddled the place with bullets.
He was heavily medicated from recent back surgery and asleep when the fireman were smashing down his door in the middle of the night. He awoke thinking he was back in combat.
He was in the Warrior Transition Unit for PTSD treatment when the incident happened.