Personally I think a more likely hypothesis is that the shooter is a right-wing nut who’s all-in on the Epstein conspiracy, just like Kirk was until a few weeks ago, which is when Trump said “stop talking about it,” at which point Kirk obediently buttoned up, causing confusion and consternation among the true believers. The possibility that the killer is one of these lunatics feels more plausible to me than the prospect that he’s consciously trying to ignite things with some sort of false flag murder.