The shooter who killed five co-workers at a bank in Louisville wanted to demonstrate how easy it is for someone with mental illness to get an assault rifle and how tragic those consequences would be, according to CNN reporting about notes left by the shooter.
The murderer purchased an AR-15-style assault weapon seven days before he walked into the bank where he worked and opened fire; he was killed by police who arrived on the scene. The shooter’s family said in a statement that they knew he suffered from depression, but did not think he was capable of carrying out such a violent act.