Jbl94
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If your theory is 'targeted', can you clarify what you think is the target - TB specifically or the park/campground?
Scenario A: The shooter walked in to murder TB to the exclusion of all other campers.
Scenario B: The shooter was taking action against the park and/or campground. TB was one possible target among many and it didn't matter who specifically got shot.
Where this gets interesting is with respect to the other shootings.
In Scenario A, the shooter would be a one-time shooter who came to the campground solely for the purpose of killing TB. Thus, the shooter would not be responsible for any of the other shooting incidents in the park or in the area. This would be a stand-alone shooting in the park, not related to the other incidents.
Evidence for this? Witnesses reported 4-6 shots, saying it sounded like a handgun or small caliber weapon (Roadtripper on here and others). This would not be a shotgun which was the weapon used in the MT and JR shootings.
However, if you like this scenario, you also have to be okay with the coincidence that a gun homicide happened at a park/campground with a history of recent unrelated shooting incidents.
In Scenario B, the shooter is someone who has a grievance of some sort with the park, the campground or both. The park/campground is 'targeted', although it's place-specific not person-specific.
Evidence for? A series of shootings in the park area, including attacks on campers (one in the campground and one rough camper). A shotgun was used in both the JR and MT attacks, although LE has never said whether it was the same weapon.
In this case, the shooter shot into a tent without knowing the outcome or who was in the tent, although when one fires multiple rounds into a tent with people sleeping in it, murder must be considered as a possible outcome.
Scenario B would tend to link the incidents as perpetrated by a shooter who became increasingly bold and aggressive in taking action against the park/campground. The murder of TB was the latest progression.
If scenario B was the case I feel like the shooter would have shot more than just one tent. I personally feel like TB (or the man who was originally staying in his campsite) was targeted for some reason.