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<\/p>\nExclusive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Rae Sremmurd<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s mother says her son who\u2019s been accused of murdering his father and her ex-husband suffers from a mental illness requiring medication \u2026 which she claims he\u2019s been off of as of late.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Bernadette Walker<\/strong> tells us her 19-year-old son, Michael Sullivan<\/strong>, deals with Schizoaffective disorder \u2026 which lends to schizophrenia, as well as symptoms including hallucinations, delusions and mood disorders, such as mania and depression.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n She says Michael was living with her in Atlanta until this past November, when she says he stopped taking his meds, leading to outbursts of anger that became more frequent. Bernadette tells us Michael eventually went to live with his dad, Floyd<\/strong>, in Mississippi.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n While she tells us she doesn\u2019t know what caused Michael to allegedly shoot his father, she suspects an argument ensued \u2026 and that Michael might\u2019ve been off his meds again.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n We broke the story \u2026 Tupelo PD says Floyd was shot to death<\/strong><\/a> Monday, and that one of his adult sons was a person of interest. That turned out to be Michael, whom cops tracked down and had held for a psychiatric evaluation. A day later, he was arrested for murder.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Bernadette \u2014 who\u2019s been divorced from Floyd since 2008 \u2014 tells us she thinks the mental health system in this country is broken, because at 18 \u2026 she couldn\u2019t require Michael to take his medication anymore, which she says was fully necessary to keep him calm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Swae Lee<\/strong><\/a> and Slim Jxmmi<\/strong><\/a> have kept their comments on the situation to a minimum thus far.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1578562544_647_Rae-Sremmurd039s-Mom-Says-Son-Arrested-for-Murder-Suffers-From-Mental-Illness.jpg\")
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