It seems Virginia tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui may have been on anti-depressant drugs after all.
As seen on Fox News, which references these reports from ABC News and the Chicago Tribune.
The gunman responsible for at least the second of the two Virginia Tech attacks that claimed 33 lives to become the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history has been identified as Cho Seung-Hui, a campus student in the United States on a permanent resident visa, Virginia Tech police said Tuesday.See also this report from the Charleston Daily Mail
But police are still searching for a motive.
"He was a loner, and we're having difficulty finding information about him," school spokesman Larry Hincker said.
Sources told ABC News that after Cho killed the one female and one male at West Ambler Johnston Monday morning, he returned to his own dorm room where he re-armed and left a "disturbing note" before entering Norris Hall on the other side of campus to continue his rampage and kill 30 more before shooting himself.
The Chicago Tribune reported that the note included a rambling list of grievances that railed against "rich kids," "debauchery" and "deceitful charlatans" on campus. The paper also reported that Cho died with the words "Ismail Ax" in red ink on the inside of one of his arms.
Quoting an "investigative source," the newspaper said Cho had shown recent signs of violent, aberrant behavior, including setting a fire in a dorm room and allegedly stalking some women, and that he was taking medication for depression.
The gunman suspected of carrying out the Virginia Tech massacre that left 33 people dead was identified today as an English major whose creative writing was so disturbing that he was referred to the school's counseling service.I have found various relevant notes and links to videos posted here
News reports also said that he may have been taking medication for depression, that he was becoming increasingly violent and erratic, and that he left a note in his dorm in which he railed against "rich kids,'' "debauchery'' and "deceitful charlatans'' on campus.
Of course, Dr. Phil blames Video Games.
As one commenter noted:
Of course, rather than trying to address the problems of why they’re a sociopath or trying to help others with similar mental illnesses, it’s easier to just pin the blame on the entertainment.
How can someone say that, and not realise the major logical short-circuit there? The problem wasn’t that he was a gamer, it’s that he was a f****** psychopath. Taking his games away wouldn’t have made him any less of a psychopath.
