Mental Health Crisis and Violence

He's empty, he's broken, he's stalled.

This is how Daquan Hunt's sister describes him.

She talked to us, but didn't

want us to show her face or use her name.

From what I know, his diagnoses are paranoid schizophrenia,

PTSD, and bipolar disorder.

Before police say Hunt attacked random victims in Dilworth,

his sister says he was violent with her and her mother.

And he completely just flipped,

and that turned into violence,

and we had to call the cops then.

And every time something has happened,

yes, yes, things would get physical between he and I, or even my mom and him.

The sister says they have been trying to get him

the mental and emotional help he needs for years.

Talking to anybody, you know, mentors, therapists, his probation officers, officers,

attorneys, judges, asking, please help us.

You know, how can we get my brother in an institution?

How can we get him, you know, medicated?

How can we make a change?

And it leads us back to the same thing all the time,

he's released.

The family says they called police Monday to report the assault

and the videos, and called officers again Thursday to give them an idea where he might be.

Despite that, the sister says they have received multiple death threats.

Our safety has been threatened.

My children have been threatened.

People have come to my home.

People have sent things to my home.

She is sorry about the assault and the trauma it caused,

and that's why she is thankful that her brother is off the streets.

We did it because that lady deserves justice

and anyone else that my brother has harmed.

The sister tells us Hunt is in denial about his condition

and has refused to take medication.

She is worried that if released, he might take someone's life.

In the state of mind that he's in now,

possibly, and I'm afraid that either that will happen

or that somebody will take his.

Well, the sister tells us that she hopes this time will be different,

but she is really worried that just like all the other times,

he will eventually be released.

Reporting live from Dilworth, Clint Counts, Channel 9 Eyewitness News.