Does anyone know yet what the Arkansas shooter's motivation was?

[panader0]

I haven't heard anything yet. Was he just nuts? Hate liberals? Hate Obama? Racist?

[BOSSHOG]

1. He was hearing voices in his radio

Somewhat of a mystery right now, but randomly driving 30 miles and randomly picking out a building and randomly shooting the head of the Dem Committee of the state. Gosh, makes me scratch my head and wonder if those who listen to right wing radio and read right wing trash can be so negatively and inhumanely effected.

[avaistheone1]

6. I wonder if those were the voices of hate

on right wing radio....Michael Savage, Ann Coulter, and Rush Limbaugh etc.

How much of that violent type or radio can an unhinged person take?

[Warpy]

7. If he's the guy we all think he is

he had a head injury contributing to his general discombobulation. It's a sad story all around.

Hate radio is all too eager to reach out to the dim and desperate to give them the wrong targets for all their rage.

More of us are going to die, you know, as more of these poor stupid and/or slightly unhinged people act on what their radios are telling them is perfectly natural to do: go find "libs" and shoot them.

[irish.lambchop]

2. Just heard it about it here (Ireland) and am confused -

heard that the Arkansas Dem Chair was killed and also heard that he was in critical condition. Which is it?

[RB TexLa]

3. He died.

[irish.lambchop]

4. Thank you for the info.

So sorry to hear it though.

[barbtries]

5. he was killed yesterday

shot to death at the democratic headquarters in little rock, i believe. his killer took off in a truck and was shot to death about 30 miles away by the police.

[submerged99]

8. will found at his home-ap article

"Police Thursday were exploring possible links between the gunman Timothy Dale Johnson and the party chairman, Bill Gwatney, 48. Johnson, 50, shot Gwatney to death Wednesday and after he lost his job at a Target and was killed by officers after a 30-minute chase.

The search of Johnson's home in Searcy also turned up two sets of keys for vehicles from car lots Gwatney owned. Johnson also had a pistol and 13 long guns."
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jZT13WqlQ9i-8LZpa2zR-f0t9YSwD92I6IKG4

[sinkingfeeling]

11. From the same article... he definitely went after Gwatney.

"The man who fatally shot the chairman of the state Democratic Party had a Post-It note at home with the victim's last name and phone number along with 14 guns, antidepressants and a last will and testament, according to court documents."


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jZT13WqlQ9i-8LZpa2zR-f0t9YSwD92I6IKG4

[ThePhoenix]

9. Search of gunman's house finds weapons and a will

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080814/ap_on_re_us/democratic_party_shooting;_ylt=Ag.rsKXIuiiVj1U0lb8z2VCs0NUE

The man who fatally shot the chairman of the state Democratic Party had a Post-It note at home with the victim's last name and phone number along with 14 guns, antidepressants and a last will and testament, according to court documents.

Police Thursday were exploring possible links between the gunman Timothy Dale Johnson and the party chairman, Bill Gwatney, 48. Johnson, 50, shot Gwatney to death Wednesday and after he lost his job at a Target and was killed by officers after a 30-minute chase.

The search of Johnson's home in Searcy also turned up two sets of keys for vehicles from car lots Gwatney owned. Johnson also had a pistol and 13 long guns.

"Right now we don't have any indication of motive as far as it deals with Mr. Gwatney," police Lt. Terry Hastings said. Police were going through a computer seized from Johnson's home, Hastings said.

[slackmaster]

13. Antidepressants.

I called it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3436954&mesg_id=3438713

I'll bet he mixed them with alcohol too.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. He was being chased by gang stalkers?

:shrug:

[slackmaster]

12. He had an issue with sorority women and narrow hallways

Or something like that.