The 36-year-old man shot and killed by a Portland police officer in a Southeast Portland home was identified Tuesday as Andre Catrel Gladen, a California native who had family in Portland, suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and was legally blind, according to relatives.

Gladen lost an eye at least five years ago when he was shot in the head with a shotgun, said his twin brother, Fonte Gladen.

Andre Gladen had been living with his mother in Sacramento and receiving disability benefits but came to Portland in December, said a cousin, Diamond Randolph. He was staying with Randolph, she said.

Gladen suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and had been in and out of hospitals in the past, his relatives said.

He was last seen about 7 a.m. Sunday leaving his cousin’s apartment in the area of Southeast 142nd Avenue.

“He had been up, talking and everything was cool,’’ Randolph said. She said she didn’t know where he was headed when he left her apartment.

“He said, ‘I’ll be back, and then I never heard from him again,’’’ Randolph said.

By 1 p.m. Sunday, Gladen was pounding on the front door of a stranger’s home in the 9600 block of Southeast Market Street. He was dressed but had no shoes on and said someone named “Ernest’’ had told him to go to the home for help, said the tenant, Desmond Pescaia.

Gladen told Pescaia that he had been released from a hospital and someone was after him, trying to kill him. It looked like Gladen had a hospital-type gown sticking out of his shirt or pants, Pescaia said. Pescaia offered Gladen some water and $10 to grab the MAX train and get some food, but Gladen wouldn’t leave and fell asleep on the porch. Pescaia called police about 2 p.m. When an East Precinct officer arrived, Gladen ran inside the home and fell on the living room floor.

East Precinct Officer Consider Vosu followed and struggled to turn Gladen onto his stomach to try to handcuff him, but Gladen kicked the officer off and into a rear bedroom, Pescaia told The Oregonian/OregonLive in an interview. The officer, cornered in the bedroom, fired a Taser at Gladen after several warnings to get back, Pescaia said. Gladen fell down briefly but got back up.

Gladen then pulled a knife and went toward the officer and Vosu fired three shots from his handgun, Pescaia said. Gladen was taken by ambulance and declared dead at a local hospital, police said.

Gladen’s brother said his twin needed help.

“Why would he fall asleep at someone’s front door?’’ Fonte Gladen said. "This dude wasn’t looking to hurt anybody. ... Instead of just getting help for the person, they just kill him.’’

Andre Gladen was born in Berkeley, California, on Feb. 11, 1982. He and his brother were raised by their mother, but came to Portland often because their father and many aunts, uncles and cousins lived in Portland.

Fonte Gladen wonders if his brother, when referring to “Ernest,’’ was talking about a cousin of the same name who has been dead for many years. Fonte Gladen said his twin brother was arranging to get in-home support care services in California. He’d been in the hospital a few times after experiencing hallucinations, including trying to break into a car that he thought was on fire and believing his brother and cousin were inside, Fonte Gladen said.

“They put you in the hospital, deal with you for a few minutes and kick you out on the streets,’’ said Fonte Gladen, who works as a security guard in Arizona. “There needs to be some kind of reform. This is happening too frequently.’’

The night before Andre Gladen was killed, he had gone to a bar in Portland and told his cousin that a man tried to “rough him up,’’ Randolph said.

Gladen returned to her apartment about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, saying he “almost didn’t make it’’ and that he might have stabbed the other man if someone hadn’t intervened, Randolph said. She said he carried a knife for protection because of problems with his eyesight.

Andre Gladen had been shot years ago in California after he refused to leave a neighborhood being taken over by a drug dealer, his brother said. He lost one eye and had blurry vision in the other. He was declared legally blind after the shooting.

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Andre Gladen smoked marijuana and drank alcohol and wasn’t on medication, his cousin said. He left her home fully clothed, wearing white Nike sneakers on Sunday morning. Randolph’s daughter called around and found that Andre Gladen may have been at Portland Adventist Hospital sometime on Sunday, Randolph said.

Andre Gladen hadn’t finished high school. He was arrested by police in Portland for disorderly conduct and interfering with police in 2015 but the charges were dismissed. At that time, he listed Transition Projects, which provides housing for homeless people, as his address. He has prior convictions in California in 2007 for possession of a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct.

Fonte Gladen said he last visited with his brother in September at their mother’s home in Sacramento. He described his brother as “goofy, funny, quiet.’’

"I’m still waiting to hear why he was walking around outside with no shoes and a blanket,'' Fonte Gladen said.

“I was in the womb with that guy. That’s my best friend. I feel empty, lost, confused.’’

-- Maxine Bernstein

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