A lot of speculation on this thread...probably because information on this has been so sparse.
I listened to the police radio traffic yesterday. What I learned:
The initial gun fire occurred in a parking lot...either the parking lot of PP or a medical building next door. There were wounded reported in both parking lots.
For at least 15 minutes, police referred to him as being behind the PP building, using it for cover. They seem to have lost eyes on him and at the 30 minute mark they see him in the building.
The bank and grocery store are around 200 yards south of PP.
Conclusions: We really have no idea why the gun fire started in the parking lot. He may have been attempting to enter PP and encountered a guard. Or, he just as easily could have been surprised while he was getting ready to rob the bank. IMHO, odds are he was there to shoot up PP...but we certainly don’t know that yet, even though the media reports it offhandedly as fact.
But the bottom line is he is a lunatic. Just like the Unabomber. The media never tarred the entire environmental movement with him, but they will use this guy to push to make pro-life speech comparable to shouting fire in a crowded theater.
Thank you for your summary. I’ve been trying to figure this out based upon the few reports and trying to ignore the political screeching of PPH.