The video gamer who allegedly shot up a Madden tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, was previously hospitalized for mental illness.
Katz, 24, of Baltimore, Maryland, killed two people and wounded nine others before turning the gun on himself on Sunday.
Court records obtained by the Associated Press show that Katz was previously hospitalized in psychiatric facilities on two occasions and was prescribed anti-psychotic and anti-depression medication.
The records are a part of divorce filings for Katz’s parents and they reveal that the Katz family had disagreements on how to handle their son’s issues. Katz’s father reportedly accused his wife of exaggerating Katz’s mental health issues as part of their custody battle.
Other gamers who interacted with Katz described his “odd” behavior and “erratic” playing style and said he rarely spoke to fellow gamers. >
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Katz brought a handgun to the Jacksonville Landing Complex on Sunday and opened fire as competitive gamers played the football video game.
The perpetrator of the shooting at a Jacksonville video game tournament that left two people dead legally purchased his firearms in the state of Maryland, despite their strict gun laws.
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said that the shooter recently purchased two handguns used in the shooting from a licensed dealer in the Baltimore area at a news conference Monday afternoon.
According to the Giffords Law Center, “Maryland prohibits any person from purchasing more than one handgun or assault weapon within a 30-day period.”
So, with the knowledge that the shooter purchased the guns legally, it would seem like he purchased one gun, waited a month and then purchased the other. more
Fresh out of the puzzle palace and into a gun store.
Gee, Maryland and it’s strict gun laws have this covered.
Government always comes through in a pinch.
When you expect them to help, they do exactly what they’re capable of:
ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOTHING !!
Adam Lanza?
Katz was previously hospitalized in psychiatric facilities on two occasions and was prescribed anti-psychotic and anti-depression medication. How is it that so many of these shooters are on these types of medications?
If I recall correctly there is a mental health question or two on the federal questionnaire that you fill out when purchasing a firearm. Did Katz lie or omit this information?
There are more questions than answers about this mentally deficient asshole.
According to Rush he was also a proggy on Reddit.
The drug companies know full well that these drugs are connected to suicides and mass shootings and generally people going off the rails, but hey there’s billions of dollars in it .
Yes, it may help some, so they claim it’s worth it.
I live in the shithole city otherwise known as Jacksonville. We have shootings on an almost nightly basis. We are the murder capital of Florida, worse than even ghetto Miami! It’s a cesspool and about 70% of the police live outside the county. I love how they describe the Landing as a mall with lotsa restaurants for families. Ha! The Landing is an abandoned, empty pit where the homeless wander in hordes and no one normal goes there, ever. Yuck!!
CNN originally reported that they were his father’s guns.
Fake news?