Article (link in Post #11) says the perp had "multiple run ins with Twin Cities Law enforcement". In other words, he's been trouble for a long time, but nobody has put him away. He was a loose cannon waiting to explode.
89 posted on 11/23/2004 7:42:05 AM PST by Ciexyz
(I use the term Blue Cities, not Blue States. PA is red except for Philly, Pgh & Erie.)