Veteran shot by police highlights PTSD problem

Vet's death highlights PTSD problem
Updated: Thursday, 14 Jan 2010, 5:58 PM MST
Published : Thursday, 14 Jan 2010, 5:43 PM MST

Reporter: Kim Vallez
Web Producer: Devon Armijo
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - As police investigate the officer involved shooting of an Iraq War veteran, the Veterans Affairs hospital is looking into what if anything it should have done differently to help the man.

Kenneth Ellis III, 24, was shot to death Wednesday near the 7-Eleven on Eubank and Constitution.

Albuquerque police said Ellis was waving a gun. When he refused to put it down, an officer shot and killed him.

Ellis' mother Annelle Wharton said her son suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, resulting from a tour of duty in Iraq where he witnessed the death of his best friend.
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