Let me crow a bit. As predicted, based on rudimentary information from the scene, the weapon was not a semi-auto, AR platformed gun. Sorry, Maxine Waters. One shot taken, one hit, and skedaddle. That fits a bolt action rifle. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised that it was outfitted with a scope, since such guns normally have one attached. Thus, the one-and-done. The shooter must have known the place as a student, frequent visitor, employee, or both. That leads me to believe it was a student, or was one in the recent past. He knew the area well enough to devise his escape. What does all this mean? This was not a professional hit. These perpetrators are motivated by zealotry. If it was a professional hit, the target would have been higher profile.
So, what is the current state of the evidence? According to reports – whose accuracy I cannot vouch – the likely weapon was found. It was bolt-action, the most accurate firearm mechanism commercially available. It provides the most secure platform for combustion and release of the bullet for accuracy in a firearm, but a shooter must have time to reacquire the target in the sights to take follow-up shots. This guy, if his rifle was scoped, could accurately see that additional shots were not necessary so he could flee the scene immediately. Shoot-and-run.
The rifle discovered nearby had a Mauser-style action in 30-06 caliber. The Mauser action can be found on many popular sporting rifles made by manufacturers like CZ and Ruger (M77 for instance). 30-06 is a beloved sporting round, proof that any gun, no matter its caliber or mechanics, is a “human killer” if pointed at one. The hysterical frothing at the mouth, normally by firearm simpletons, that ARs are special man-killers, is pure nonsense. The murderer of Charlie Kirk made manifest what plain common sense reveals.
As for the killer, he’s somewhere in the vicinity of the crime scene. The longer this takes, the further he flees. Authorities are in the possession of higher quality surveillance footage, clear enough to reveal his precise appearance. He is young, of student age. Like the Nashville shooter, this killer had festooned his ammunition with engravings of LGBTQ jargon (3 rounds were left in the magazine, one short of the normal 4). The Nashville murderess had such jargon on stickers applied to the gunstock. This murder was the action of a zealot.
So, no, you won’t find George Soros fingerprints on this carnage; though, he funds the movements and groups that spawn these warped individuals. And, no, this killer is not brilliant. He’s an example how far fanaticism can push a person’s limited creativity in carrying out mayhem. This guy will be captured soon, dead or alive. Zealotry is a deadly enterprise.
RogerG