Jacqualyne Johnson took her son to a mental health hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 19. Anthony Johnson Jr. had not slept for two days, and he suffered from schizophrenic episodes. This time it was hot and heavy, she said, and Anthony was trying not to harm himself.

Anthony always wanted to be a trusted man among his family, his sister Chanell said, and planned to earn college degrees. He wanted to fix his mental health issues and have a home for his family. But this was his second recent trip to a hospital; a prior manic episode spurred a visit in February.