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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. Petersburgs Historic Old Northeast. Investigators said at a bail hearing Thursday that they discovered Shutts phone showed he was fascinated by mass shootings and violence. He also kept a large arsenal, police said. Police took these photos from Shutts 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 hes 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/
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)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?