The Instagram food influencer gunned down by Texas police in last month during an alleged “erratic” outburst posted about mental health struggles and rehab before he was killed.

Michael Duarte, 36, opened up about past hardships in an Instagram post on Oct. 25 — two weeks before he was shot dead on Nov. 12.

“I hit a breaking point and had a mental health crisis that led me to rehab,” Duarte wrote in the heartfelt post, describing troubles he endured in the thick of the Covid-19 lockdown.

“Looking back, I know that breakdown came from feeling like I had failed at life,” he added. “The shutdown hit me hard and took a big toll on my confidence.”

The nature of Duarte’s past struggles and rehab remains unclear.

He paired his October admission with the story of his difficult childhood w

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