I don’t know if the manifesto is real or fake, but there are at least some claims that it’s not genuine:
I sure wish I knew how many are dead and how many are only injured so I can calibrate my Thoughts and Prayers to the appropriate level.
From the same first source later:
Even so, there is still investigations to be made to confirm it one way or the other.
Phew! For a minute I thought he might be some 2nd amendment racist asshole.
Nah, only prayers. Thinking is so baby-boomer.
The Twitter account people are linking to the shooter is pro-Trump-themed.
When I heard “multiple shooters”, that was also my thought.
They walked back on that claim.
It’s looking more and more like another right wing terrorist attack.
Not in my experience.
I read his manifesto: this was a right wing terrorist attack.
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I’m going to wait until all rumors are confirmed before commenting any further. It’s a tragedy any way you look at it.
The Hispanic invasion of Texas mentioned in the second sentence.
Well.
I’ve watched a bit of the local ABC affiliate streaming online. Absolutely exemplary reporting - responsible, informative, proper public service broadcasting.
At least he will live knowing that his family despises him.
At least 22 wounded and still alive.
Another racist white male with guns and a murderous grudge. Unless it’s more than one. We breed phalanxes of them in the us of a.
just fuck.
I’m glad he was taken alive. Now he can tell us why he did it. So is there one suspect or more than one?
He is probably a right wing loon, but he is definitely a male.
Gun violence, mass shootings, . . . these are man-things.
He told us why he did it before he did it, in his manifesto.
The AP is now listing casualties as 1 dead, 22 injured and the shooter captured.
If that’s the final tally, it would be amazing. I have my fingers crossed, my lucky 7 leaf clover in hand and I’m blowing out candles on cakes like a motherfucker.
If it’s genuine, sure. I’m more inclined to believe it than disbelieve it but we’ll probably know more shortly. I did search for him on Facebook and the only match for his name says he’s not the one we’re looking for so don’t bother looking and I hope people don’t bother the poor fellow who happens to share his name.