Dept. of Veterans Affairs responds to shooting death of Gulf War vet

Dept. of Veterans Affairs responds to shooting death of Gulf War vet
By Molly Waldron
CREATED DEC. 14, 2011

Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- The family of Stanley Gibson - the man shot and killed by Metro police early Monday - is not just angry at the police department. They are also holding the Department of Veteran's Affairs responsible for his death.

After serving in the Gulf War, Stanley was put on a variety of medications to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and other health problems. His wife, Rondha, accuses the VA of slashing his benefits, and taking away his medication.

Rondha claims that Stanley had been out of his medication for at least two weeks, before he was shot by police. She says the VA did nothing to help him get more, even though doctors know Stanley acts erratically without the medicine.

"They are 100 percent responsible for what they did to my husband," she says. "They killed him. The system needs to be better. The veterans need to be taken care of."

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Gulf War Vet with PTSD and cancer, killed by police, didn't get help he wanted