I disagree with both of you. And here is why...
He had access to the internet, through which he could get almost any information he needed. He was staying at the YMCA which is across the street from the ballfield. As far as the photos and who took them, the presumption is that he took them with his cellphone. I could be wrong, but there is no mention of him having any other kind of independent camera.
“He was staying at the YMCA which is across the street from the ballfield.”
Hodgkinson was not “staying at the YMCA.” He visited the YMCA on several occasions. He did not work out. He simply sat in the lobby observing.
Don’t you think it is evidence of intent that Hodgkinson traveled from his home in Illinois to Alexandria with his guns and huge amounts of ammunition? Don’t you wonder why he stayed for almost 3 months for logical purpose or reason? Don’t you find anything suspicious that he knew where the Republicans were going to hold baseball practice with minimal security and he surveilled the area for at least two months?
“As far as the photos and who took them, the presumption is that he took them with his cellphone. I could be wrong, but there is no mention of him having any other kind of independent camera.”
From the FBI report:
“The FBI found a laptop computer, a cell phone, and a digital camera in Hodgkinson’s vehicle.”