He met a woman he thought was a pharmaceutical saleswoman, who had given him some kind of pills, Alligood said. He began taking the pills, which was alarming because he never took “hard” drugs before.
Ex-girlfriend says gunman was a “very good person.”
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) — The ex-girlfriend of the man police killed Friday after he shot at motorists and pedestrians told KTLA 5 that a recent break-up may have triggered the man’s rampage.
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office identified the shooter as Tyler Brehm, 26, of Hollywood. Few details about the man are available but his Facebook page revealed he ended a relationship four days ago. On his page, he listed knowledge, friendship, family, money, success and “things that go fast” among his interests.
Brehm’s ex-girlfriend, Alicia Alligood, 24, told KTLA 5 she and Brehm dated for four years before breaking up this month.
The end of their relationship may have acted as a trigger that led to Friday’s fatal events, she said in a phone interview with KTLA 5′s David Begnaud.
Brehm and Alligood went to school together in Pennsylvania, beginning in junior high, continuing in high school. They began “hanging out” during their college years, she said.
Alligood described Brehm as a “humanitarian,” and someone who was “extremely motivated to change the world for the better.” He even managed a non-profit organization for a friend, she said, but would not name the organization.
She said Brehm was “really stressed out lately.” He met a woman he thought was a pharmaceutical saleswoman, who had given him some kind of pills, Alligood said. He began taking the pills, which was alarming because he never took “hard” drugs before.
“He was very anti-pharmaceutical,” Alligood said.
After Brehm met the woman — who Alligood would not name — he was never the same.
