Such general, non-specific details give authorities and the public information that could help citizens spot future mass shooters and even prevent them. That account, taken from documents, police accounts and personal writings from the suspect, paints a picture of the nation's latest mass shooter. Although USA TODAY has decided not to quote directly from the suspect's writings, it is providing general details in an attempt to show how such mass attacks are often planned and carried out, particularly with respect to how weapons and targets are selected. He said he'd keep killing until dead or confronted by police.Īnd over and over and over, he ranted racist beliefs that white people are being replaced by Black and Latinos - a belief system parroted by other mass shooters.

He selected his guns in part because he knew the media would obsess over them and modified his assault rifle to carry more bullets. He described both his plans and his clothes in excruciating detail, down to his ill-fitting underwear.

CONKLIN, New York - He allegedly spent months in his bedroom planning and preparing for his brutal, racist attack at a supermarket that he planned to livestream via a GoPro camera.

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