Bedell had mental issues, maybe a gun
(AP) - The man who opened fire in front of the Pentagon last night had a history of mental illness and had become so erratic that his parents reached out to local authorities weeks ago with a warning that he was unstable and might have a gun, authorities said today. Bedell, 36, was diagnosed as bipolar, or manic depressive, and had been in and out of treatment programs for years. His psychiatrist said Bedell tried to self-medicate with marijuana, inadvertently making his symptoms more pronounced. More»
