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[–] [email protected] 79 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They probably got tired of seeing their family die from treatable diseases.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago

That could be correct, but potentially it could be more personal.

Maybe the shooter themselves had an illness or condition that was expensive to maintain, or treatment was rejected. If they had nothing to live for or weren’t super-concerned with getting caught, that could be an explanation.