Coroner’s report will tell a lot. Smith had to be jacked up pretty high on something to act like that.
When the nutburgers start shedding clothes in a violent situation, it's much like them holding up a giant flashing neon sign that says "somebody is going to die today". At this point they are completely out of their minds and beyond all reason.
Maybe cocaine intoxication: we saw this in Miami—a lot. They “burn up”, and think removing their clothes is the answer. One ran into Palm Beach surf and drowned.