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Judi Lynn

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Fri May 31, 2019, 03:20 PM May 2019

Old Northeast shooting suspect fascinated by mass shootings, stockpiled weapons, police say

Old Northeast shooting suspect fascinated by mass shootings, stockpiled weapons, police say

A St. Petersburg police detective said defendant William Shutt has links to the “alt-right.” The victims in the shooting are both black.



William Shutt faces charges of second-degree murder and attempted murder in the March 27 shooting in St. Petersburg’s Historic Old Northeast. Investigators said at a bail hearing Thursday that they discovered Shutt’s phone showed he was fascinated by mass shootings and violence. He also kept a large arsenal, police said. Police took these photos from Shutt’s phone showing him taking selfies with his firearms. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]

By Kavitha Surana
Published Yesterday
Updated 5 hours ago

The day after he is accused of firing on two men stopped next to his vehicle in a St. Petersburg neighborhood, police said William Shutt typed out a suicide note on his phone.

“There was a time when I was a good guy,” the 31-year-old wrote.

Shutt would soon face charges of second-degree murder and attempted murder in the March 27 shooting in the Historic Old Northeast.

Now he’s in jail, held without bail. His lawyers came to a Pinellas courtroom on Thursday asking that a judge set bail for Shutt, to give him the chance to be freed pending trial.

Prosecutors countered by introducing evidence that painted a picture of a troubled man obsessed with mass shootings and murder. He was a man who photographed himself holding semiautomatic rifles and pistols, the state said, and stockpiled weapons and ammunition.

More:
https://www.tampabay.com/breaking-news/old-northeast-shooting-suspect-fascinated-by-mass-shootings-stockpiled-weapons-police-say-20190530/

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Old Northeast shooting suspect fascinated by mass shootings, stockpiled weapons, police say (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2019 OP
Kick and recommend for visibility before it disappears from view. bronxiteforever May 2019 #1
Charged with second-degree murder? gratuitous May 2019 #2

gratuitous

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2. Charged with second-degree murder?
Fri May 31, 2019, 03:48 PM
May 2019

It would appear that this pin-dicked bug-fucker planned out his special crime with a certain meticulousness and malice aforethought. I wonder why he's charged with only second-degree murder and not first degree?

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