# Yet another mall shooting **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-mall-shooting/679702 "2014-01-25T18:35:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-mall-shooting/679702/21 "2014-01-27T22:38:52Z")
"Serenity NOW!l ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-mall-shooting/679702/22 "2014-01-28T00:17:27Z")
> [@computergeek](#): > > This is a puzzling case at the moment. Police have found no connection between the shooter and the victims so far. Given that the guy shot the two young people and then himself leads one to believe it could have been a murder-suicide due to some kind of domestic issue between the killer and one or both victims, but the police haven’t found a connection yet (at least they aren’t saying publicly at this time). The families of the victims are apparently upset that the media is saying there was a relationship and the police have asked that the speculation stop. The shooter and female victim lived in the same College Park, MD neighborhood–their addresses are only a few streets apart. Speculation would be that they may have been acquainted from wherever the local skaters hang out or party, but that doesn’t mean they had any real relationship. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-mall-shooting/679702/23 "2014-01-28T03:09:48Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > An element of dark humor – the shooter was on the board of “the Serenity Center,” according to CNN. No. One of the victims worked with the Serenity Center. ---
**Author:** ![Toastmaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Toastmaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toastmaker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-mall-shooting/679702/24 "2014-01-29T17:44:39Z")
This is a perfect example of why initial media reports of news events should be always taken with some scepticism, as they have no qualms about making up “facts” to sensationalize a “breaking story” . It’s been quite some time since we could actually trust our news outlets. I wonder if we’ll ever get back to that ? ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-mall-shooting/679702/25 "2014-03-13T22:12:01Z")
The Howard County police have released [additional information](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/howard-county-police-to-release-additional-information-on-mall-in-columbia-shooter/2014/03/11/e8606be0-a927-11e3-8d62-419db477a0e6_story.html) after 6 weeks of investigation To sum up: - The shooter had no relationship with either victim; they were random targets - Aguilar became obsessed with mass shootings and especially Columbine and apparently wanted to gain some notoriety with a mass shooting - He apparently realized he was having mental issues. He told a doctor he was hearing voices and was referred to a psychiatrist, but apparently didn’t follow up. The doctor supposedly mentioned it to his mother, but she says she didn’t recall the conversation - In his final minutes, he snapped a photo of himself posing with the shotgun and uploaded it and a message to Tumblr (see link). The police have refused to release the photo ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-mall-shooting/679702/26 "2014-03-13T23:13:34Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > The families of the victims can console themselves with the knowledge that their loved ones died for our Second Amendment rights. :sad: > [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Nice. :rolleyes: It’s funny 'cause it’s true. Oh wait, no. According to gun rights proponents, it was just another [false flag](http://globalelite.tv/2014/01/27/columbia-mall-shooting-hoax-exposed/). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-mall-shooting/679702.md?page=1)