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Carmike Hickory 8 Movie Theater Complex Shooting

The now-dead shooting suspect at a Tennessee movie theater also had a hatchet that he may have used to wound one person, Nashville Police spokesman Don Aaron told reporters Wednesday.

The suspect was killed during a gun battle with a SWAT team after earlier engaging one police officer in a gunfire exchange.

The suspect also had two backpacks with him, Aaron said. Ref. CNN

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Shooting Complex Theater Movie Hickory Carmike

What is it with crazy people and movie theaters? Maybe its because that's where the most people congregate on a regular basis.

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People are doing this because the news goes on and on about the person and his attempt. Plus they bring in all these specialists who hash back and forth what a possible motive was and that makes others think Hey I can get semi famous if I do something like this too.

Shooting Complex Theater Movie Hickory Carmike

Is notoriety really that important to them if they are mentally ill? I know the terrorists do it because they do want the terror effect to inflict many but do crazy people really believe "Hey I want to be famous"?

Shooting Complex Theater Movie Hickory Carmike

That I do not know. The fact that they have are mentally ill or just someone who is bored and wants to do something different. I can not wrap my mind around why someone would do this I guess that is why I do not understand what does drive someone to do something like this.

I just think that the media spending days on end talking about it has something to do with it too. I know they are just bringing us the news of what is happening but after two days it is really "Breaking news" Still? I think just telling us about it in passing so we are aware of it will take some of the glory away from it and we may see a lessoning of it. That is my opinion only.

Carmike Hickory 8 Movie Theater Complex Shooting

Tenn. Movie attacker had pellet gun, hatchet

Police: Man injured one moviegoer with hatchet, 2 with pepper spray before being killed. Ref. Source 4k