This didn't follow the pattern of other campus killings. I think I remember one time that a high school student killed his mom before going off to shoot up his school, but usually the killer just makes a beeline for the school and goes to work.
From what I read, the campus police thought they had a "domestic" killing on their hands -- a young woman and one of the dorm advisors killed in their dorm. The woman's boyfriend was known to carry a gun so they went looking for him.
I've just heard more on the news that the killer was actually given a psychiatric evaluation, and it was recommended that he be hospitalized, but "privacy laws" meant that no one could force him to do so, and because he was an adult, no one was allowed to contact his parents, his roommate or anyone else to warn that he might be a problem. He actually was hospitalized at some point a year or so ago, but that did not prevent him from legally getting guns very recently.
I have a feeling we re going to see some laws modified, and I hope we can do so without setting off a battle over civil liberties.
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