The FBI says it has not yet identified a motive for the shooting

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Open-source intelligence analysts reported that Crooks didn’t appear to use mainstream social media channels such as Facebook or Instagram and had an almost negligible internet footprint, which is highly unusual for a 20-year-old. Instead, analysts said that Crooks corresponded with friends and associates on a Discord server that they were now trying to access.

Discord servers are restricted ring-fenced sections of the internet. They are often used by gaming groups and communities as secure chat rooms but are also used by fringe organisations to push their ideologies and discuss wild conspiracy theories and plots.

  • @Justice@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    32•4 months ago

    I was seeing a ton of fake stuff posted trying to frame him as like antifa and such last night, so I will stand by waiting for more on that type of stuff before really forming opinions on it.

    • @rainpizza@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      24•4 months ago

      I was seeing a ton of fake stuff posted trying to frame him as like antifa and such last night

      Same here and that made me very uneasy due to the readiness for violence that people with neonazi views have.