It does have a particular smell. First off, where did an unemployed kid get the major cash to purchase the body armor, weapons, ammo, explosives, etc. etc. etc...? Tear gas grenades? Now that is a very interesting twist.
How did he know that theater door (normally locked) would be open?
And then he just strolls outside, waits for the police and surrenders?
My WTF meter is pegging...
Credit Cards would be my guess. He'd receive some nasty letters a few months down the road, but....
First off, where did an unemployed kid get the major cash “to purchase the body armor, weapons, ammo, explosives, etc. etc. etc...? Tear gas grenades? Now that is a very interesting twist.”
Student loans, for the semester he was not completing. As a Phd student im sure we paid for it all. An AR15, an 870, and two glocks can be had a total of 2500 bucks.
“How did he know that theater door (normally locked) would be open?”
Opens from the inside of each theater, emergency exit. Almost a certainty he did a dry run to see how the doors work. Watch a movie, walk out emergency exit and see if you get a reaction.
“And then he just strolls outside, waits for the police and surrenders?”
He wasn’t waiting, there was a VERY fast police response, and he took several Vicoden to stay calm. He was in the process of leaving when he found himself looking straight down police guns. As fun as that armor, helmet, and mask was, he was at a mobility and vision disadvantage, and surprised, was confronted for something he didnt expect, froze and surrendered. Happens to bank robbers and gang members every single day.