“Just the day before, the family had sought help and brought him to a medical center. He was prescribed new medication, but unfortunately, the support he desperately needed arrived too late to avert this heartrending outcome,” Warner wrote on the fundraising page.
In an interview with WAFB, Warner further elaborated on the family’s attempts to get Jones the help he required. She stated that the family had taken him in after doctors declined to commit him, despite his displaying “signs of aggression.” “She begged the doctor to administer the injection that had proven effective in the past. Instead, the doctor opted for a pill,” Warner told the news outlet.