Grayson High alumnus killed in mental health facility attack – fox5atlanta.com

Grayson High alumnus killed in mental health facility attack  fox5atlanta.com

The family of a 23-year-old autistic man from metro Atlanta is demanding answers and accountability after he was killed inside a Minneapolis mental health facility. Grayson High School graduate Bryce Hayes died following an assault at a Minneapolis mental health facility, prompting his family to demand answers regarding facility safety. ATLANTA – The family of a 23-year-old metro Atlanta man is demanding answers after he was killed during a violent attack at a Minneapolis mental health treatment facility. Bryce Hayes, a Grayson High School graduate who was autistic, died Monday after being assaulted at The Nancy Page Crisis Residential Center in Minneapolis. Police said suspect Dereck Duane Faulkner went room to room inside the facility, attacking residents with a fork and fire extinguisher chemicals.

Hayes was found with life-threatening injuries and later died. Four other patients were injured during the attack. Hayes' family held a news conference on Friday to speak out publicly for the first time since the assault. Family members described Hayes as a quiet, loving, and polite young man who had recently moved to Minneapolis to pursue independent living. "There is nothing he could have done to deserve this," family members said. "He is the most gentle person, respectful… he would not hurt a fly." Faulkner was out on bond from two late August incidents at the