Personal Narrative: The Motive Behind The Shooting

It all started on October 2nd, 2002, when a bullet was broke a glass window at a Micheal’s craft store in Aspen Hill, Maryland. The shot was fired at 5:20 p.m. nearly hitting a cashier. Fortunately; no one was killed during this attack. An hour later at 6:30, James Martin, a 55 year old man, was shot and killed walking across the parking lot of Shoppers Food Warehouse Grocery Store in Wheaton, Maryland. Can’t a guy just get some groceries without getting shot? The police, at the time, didn’t think these attacks were linked. Little

With that being said, there were a minimum of two shooters at different locations. Of the two broken windows at Mandalay Bay, there very well could have been two shooters at the hotel, not including the shooter at 250 yards--which begs the question: was Paddock shot by someone else? An audio recording by Las Vegas police mysteriously cut off as they reached the hotel room, right before he “shot himself.” There is potential that a third shooter was present at 250 yards, but there was unquestionably two based on simple mathematical calculations. It is physically impossible for the average Joe to shoot 3,000 rounds of ammunition for eleven minutes continuously. Any typical person like you or me would have difficulty shooting past 500 due to the physical strain that a firearm has on the body. Soldiers go through training to be able to endure long rounds, while Stephen Paddock seemingly surpassed what anyone should be capable of—not to mention nailing the angle of declination to the target. The idea of another shooter, possibly even three, doesn’t sound so crazy anymore; does it? Not to mention that only 45 minutes before the concert, a hispanic woman went around telling people they were “going to die tonight,” which further complicates the idea that this was a one-man show.

Students were confused because they thought that the shooters were in the school. According to police, the shooter went towards the school but did not actually

Little background on the shooters. John Allen Williams was born on December 31, 1960 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at 17 years old he joined the Louisiana nation guard. In 1985 he volunteered for active duty in 1985. During his time in he achieved the highest possible marksmanship medal you can receive as an Expert Rifleman’s Badge. A year before the shootings he converted to Islam and change his last name to Muhammad in 2001. Muhammad was married two times. With his second wife he had three children and a rough custody battle to place. He lost the battle and moved to Antigua were he started a business selling false identity papers to locals who sought entry into the U.S. Where he had met Malvo and his mother trying to enter the U.S.

The shooting in Las Vegas took the lives of 58 people and injured around 500 more. Stephen Paddock had unknown motives behind his killings but was found to have booked two different hotel rooms close to other music festivals months before the shooting. Before the shooting, Paddock had no criminal record. The only other preparations that they had found was that he acquired a collection of firearms a year before the shooting.

The Columbine High School Shooting was a tragic day for many 2 students Dylan and Eric killed 14 students died and 1 teacher in the most infamous school shooting of its time. Many wonder what caused these 2 students to decide to shoot up their school. Some say it was bullying others say it was because they were a part of a school group called the trench coat mafia.

First of all, there were two shooters unlike most of the mass shooting recorded in the US. History tells us most of the mass shooting in the US involved one shooter or also known as the “Lone Wolf”. We can now agree that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold both suffered from mental illness but back then, it was unclear and unnoticed.

He only shot for about 10 minutes and nobody knows the real reason why especially with the amount of ammunition he had on him. After 10 minutes police busted into his room and found him dead, he had killed himself after firing into the crowd. 58 people died including Stephen and 586 were injured. After this attack gun control laws have resurfaced and a GoFundMe page was created to help families with financial issues from the victims. Nobody knows the real reason why Stephen did this or what his motive was, but one of his brothers told police he wanted people to remember him and that's exactly what

When thinking about school shootings names like Columbine and Sandy Hook pop up. Those are the most tragic by far, however everyone always ask why such a horrible crime happens, but no one has never stopped and researched why such hate crimes like those happen. Instead people resort to Channel 2 or Fox 5 for answers, not realizing that their story isn’t the full truth. I am truly against school shootings; looking for answers myself. If there’s one thing I’ve picked up from the media is how they portray school shootings with mental illness, but according to Alfred.edu/teen violence says, “They want to get back at those who hurt them or revenge.” Many adults always struggled to realize why things as vigorous as shootings happens; also fail to realize they are the start of something so tragic. There are several reasons that lead to a school shooting but only five are common.

The exact reason of why the committed this crime to this day is unclear. The personal journals of the two perpetrators referenced that they wanted the event to compete with those of the Oklahoma City bombing and other deadly events that happened in the United States around the 1900s. The attack is known as the deadliest High School shooting in the history of the United States.

The gunman apparently wanted to terrorize women from getting accessible, comprehensive, and affordable health care. There is always a pressure on the women, they can't even get a abortion done without any fear from violence in clinics. Some people

First, we can consider the Social Strain theory. Social Strain Theory is a core concept in criminology that argues that crime arises from the pressure individuals experience when they are squeezed between societal goals and their limited ability to achieve them. This disjunction between desires and possibilities creates strain, pushing some individuals towards deviant or criminal behavior. The theory posits that people cope with this strain in various ways. We can see how this applied to both of the shooters through the journals and videos they made, chat logs, schoolwork, and witness/victim

The people who attended the Harvest Music Festival had no idea that they were walking into a mass shooting event. Because of this atrocious event, a great deal of people were killed and injured. From the 32 floor of the casino’s hotel, bullets were fired down at the crowd killing over 50 people and injuring over 500. Murder Stephen Paddock (64) of Mesquite, Nevada, was accountable for the terrible tragedy. He did not only abuse innocent people, but he later committed suicide in his hotel room after shooting at the enormous crowd.

The school shooting in Roseburg, Oregon was severe. On October 1st, 2015 Thursday 10:38 am at Umpqua Community College (UCC), the gunman went to the school and started shooting students. Many students were killed and injured. The gunman, Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26 years old, had an interest in guns, struggling with mental health issues, and had anger against religious people. This shooting was called, “One of the Deadly mass shootings this year”.

So how could someone commit a mass shooting? Many psychologists have given their own thoughts as to why someone would fulfil such a deadly personal mission. For the most part, it would appear that many school shooters do what they do for their moment in the spotlight. In this day and age of modern technology, there's no doubt the killer's face will soon be on everybody's social media feeds and on the front of newspapers all over the globe. Others, however, may commit a mass shooting to make themselves seem powerful. This is common when the shooter has been a victim of bullying or abuse, as being the one with control over everybody else gives them a certain rush of adrenaline and feeling of dominance they may have never had had before.