The Munich gunman was 'obsessed' with mass shootings
The 18-year-old gunman who killed 10 people, including himself, in an attack on a Munich shopping mall Friday evening was fixated on mass murder, local authorities have revealed.
"Documents were found about mass shootings," said Hubertus Andrae, Munich police chief. "The perpetrator was obviously obsessed with the issue." A search of the attacker's home located multiple books on the subject, including one titled, Rampage in Head: Why Students Kill.
Here's book found in #Munich shooter's flat written by US academic Peter Langman. English and German translations. pic.twitter.com/AVjEroEEJW
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The gunman's name has yet to be released, but early investigations suggest the German-Iranian man was not motivated by Islamic extremism and had no ties to the Islamic State.