His stepfather was shot dead steps away from the family home in 2010.[18][19] Following the murder, Hernandez was hospitalized for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.[20] Hernandez also suffers from asthma.[21] Emotionally disturbed by the death of his stepfather, Hernandez started to act out and was eventually expelled from school in the 8th grade for bad behavior.[22] Rather than continuing his education, he started working at various jobs such as being a busboy and a delivery boy at a grocery store to help his mother financially.[23] Hernandez also dealt drugs to supplement his income, most notably selling cannabis and heroin on the streets while working at a local Brooklyn bodega.