Part of a conspiracy? Anchorage police returned gun to Florida shooting suspect after ‘mental health crisis’

The Anchorage man accused in the mass shooting at a Florida airport Friday did not have ties to a terrorist organization when he was investigated last year, the FBI said at a news conference Saturday in Anchorage.

Law enforcement said he had exhibited mental health problems during an incident at the Anchorage FBI office that led local police to take his gun.

APD Chief Chris Tolley said after Santiago told the FBI about how his mind was being controlled, police took a firearm from Santiago for safekeeping.

The gun was later returned to Santiago after he was released from a mental health facility in Anchorage.

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