FSU gunman identified as alumnus and lawyer
FSU gunman identified as alumnus and lawyer
A Florida State University alumnus and attorney shot three people at the school's library early Thursday before being killed by police, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. One person is in critical condition and one is in good condition at a local hospital, while the third was released. The official said the shooter was Myron May, who graduated from Florida State before attending Texas Tech University's law school. Records show May was licensed to practice law in Texas and New Mexico. May's Facebook page shows he posted mostly Bible verses and links to conspiracy theories about the government reading people's minds.
He [May] was a well-liked, real smart. He was having some financial issues and moved back home and decided he'd come back to Florida to work.
Abigail Taunton, May's landlord
A seeming litany of school shootings continues to raise questions around the U.S. about how best to protect students and whether college students should be able to carry weapons on campus for self-defense. Most of the 4,400 U.S. colleges and universities currently ban firearms on campus. The November general election suggested that a country that has increasingly embraced liberalized gun and self-defense laws in the last two decades may be pulling back. Colorado, Maryland, Connecticut and New York have passed new gun control laws since 2012. This fall, voters in Washington State approved a referendum to add background checks to private gun sales to close the so-called "gun show loophole." Gun rights proponents have claimed that such laws could ultimately lead to gun confiscation.
... Just like any tragedy, the ultimate question of why, we'll never have an answer that satisfies those [whose] loved ones have been injured.
