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11. He had many prior arrests, firearm violations. Declared himself

Thu Aug 24, 2023, 03:44 PM

Aug 2023

a "sovereign citizen". Tried to kill police officers. Doesn't sound like a good guy. Not really all that heartbreaking.

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Pittsburgh active shooting situation: Information about the suspect [View all] sarisataka Aug 2023 OP

Oh no. Heartbreaking. AllyCat Aug 2023 #1

He had many prior arrests, firearm violations. Declared himself Wingus Dingus Aug 2023 #11

Didn't know that stuff. Still crappy. AllyCat Aug 2023 #13

I would wager a bet that William didn't want to be homeless MagickMuffin Aug 2023 #3

Of course. They wanted him out and he had nowhere to go AllyCat Aug 2023 #5

Still not an excuse but someone who could have used some help. AllyCat Aug 2023 #9

It was no longer his home, actually, it was never his home, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #10

Nope. I don't excuse his behavior. It was completely the wrong AllyCat Aug 2023 #12

Sounds like his son tried to talk him down and it didn't work. AllyCat Aug 2023 #15

100+. nt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #16

Another nightmare brought to you by the NRA. Initech Aug 2023 #6

Well a gun just settled this problem. Swede Aug 2023 #7