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Mental Health Perspectives: Video Game Shooter Motives Probed

Jacksonville Shooting: Gunman’s Motive Probed; Gamers Call For More Security At Events

Authorities continued to probe Monday why a player at a video-game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, gunned down two people and wounded 11 others Sunday, an incident that has prompted calls for more security at gaming events.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the lone shooter, who is believed to be David Katz, 24, of Baltimore, was among the dead and had killed himself. No motive has been revealed yet. Some media reports said Katz was upset about losing an intense game.

FBI agents, some in bulletproof vests with long guns, searched a family home of the man authorities believe is behind the attack in Baltimore, according to FBI spokesman Dave Fitz. The agents could be seen entering an upscale townhome complex near the city’s Inner Harbor.

The violence broke out during a Madden NFL 19 video game tournament that was held in a gaming bar that shared space with the Chicago Pizza and Sports Grille in an entertainment complex along the St. Johns River in Jacksonville.   

The incident stunned gamers and sparked questions about security at gaming events. They are typically livestreamed from local bars or other gathering spots; the largest are held in sports arenas. Another tournament, the Evolution Championship Series in Las Vegas, drew about 15,000 people in March.

Psychology, mental health, Dr. John Huber, Kristin Walker, video games, mass shooting, stress, depression, self help

 

Mental Health Analysis On Why Mass Shootings Have Become Commonplace In America

Mental Health Analysis On South Florida High School Shooter & Why Mass Shootings Have Become Commonplace In America 

A heavily armed 19-year-old who had been expelled from a South Florida high school opened fire on campus shortly before classes let out Wednesday, killing 17 people while terrified students barricaded themselves inside classrooms, police said. The Broward County sheriff identified the suspect as Nikolas Cruz, who had recently attended the school but had been kicked out for “disciplinary reasons.” 

Story link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2018/02/14/school-shooting-reported-at-florida-high-school/?utm_term=.703f9094fb07

Dr. Huber Answers: Questions

What is your initial psychological analysis thus far based on what we know about mass murderer Nikolas Cruz?

Do mass shooters share common characteristics and if so what are they?

Why do you think mass shootings have become so common in America – what do you think are some of the underlying causes behind them?

In the past few years in America we’ve experienced mass shootings at movie theatres, concerts, churches, and even night clubs. Do you think that these horrific events have caused millions of Americans to live in a perpetual state of fear?

About Dr. John Huber

Texas Based – Dr. John Huber (www.mainstreammentalhealth.org) is the Chairman for Mainstream Mental Health, a non-profit organization that brings lasting and positive change to the lives of individuals that suffer from mental health issues.  A mental health professional for over twenty years, Dr. Huber is a Clinical Forensic Psychologist, and he is a practitioner with privileges at two long term acute care hospitals. 

The Psychology Behind Las Vegas’ Mass Shooting

Sunday night a man holed up on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel with ten rifles killed at least 58 and wounded 500 people enjoying a country music festival across the street. In a chilling scene, most people mistook the gunfire for fireworks as chaos ensued and heroic bystanders stepped up to help the wounded until police and ambulances arrived. In the wake of all that horror—horror becoming increasingly familiar.

Former British Army Officer Chris Bird has some lessons to share as well as questions to ask ourselves. Bird is the author of “Surviving a Mass Killer Rampage” and a former San Antonio Express-News crime reporter.

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According to Coleen Rowley, Most Americans still do not connect the dots that the increasing violence occurring domestically: mass shootings, ‘active shooters,’ hate crimes and acts of terror (which frankly all blur together) are not only blowback from but the natural result of a war culture that glorifies war and war violence in the form of violent movies,

video games, and military culture.” 

Rowley is a former FBI special agent and division counsel whose May 2002 memo to the FBI Director exposed some of the FBI’s pre-9/11 failures was named one of TIME magazine’s “Persons of the Year” in 2002. 

 

 

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