That’s how I’d bet.
Whenever something like this happens those who know the individual almost always claim they were apolitical. Usually they are a leftard.
Remember Ted Bundy’s friends and acquaintances? He was just the nicest guy and they just KNEW he was not the guy the cops were looking for. Except he was.
You don’t know what’s going on behind closed doors. A search of his internet activity would be very revealing.