Well, we should definitely say that we understand poverty, hopelessness, despair and racism have more to do with his/her actions than he/she does. Society has driven this sniper to these actions - it's not the sniper's fault. BUT, we must mention that killing another person is wrong, unless we're talking about abortion. Because that isn't wrong, you know, because The Man is trying to keep poor women down.
I'm sure Society will be charged, too.
Apologies to Monty Python.