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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Florida video game shooter had been in nut-house, still purchased guns ?
2018-08-28
[ABC] JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Court records obtained by The Associated Press show that a man accused of killing two people and then himself at a video gaming competition in Florida had been hospitalized for mental illness.

Divorce filings from the parents of 24-year-old David Katz of Baltimore say that as a teenager he was twice hospitalized in psychiatric facilities and that he was prescribed anti-psychotic and anti-depressant medications.

The records show Katz's parents disagreed deeply on how to care for their troubled son. Katz's father claimed his estranged wife was exaggerating symptoms of mental illness as part of the couple's long-running and acrimonious custody battle. They divorced in 2007.

Authorities say Katz killed two people and wounded nine others Sunday before fatally shooting himself at the "Madden NFL 19" tournament in Jacksonville.

Related: Townhall - The Jacksonville Shooter Was Hospitalized For Mental Illness...How Was He Able To Buy A Firearm?
Posted by:Besoeker

#7  The Baltimore Sun has details of his psychiatric history, including:

By 12 years old, he was taking Risperdal, an anti-psychotic drug to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, his father said in court records. He often missed school and resisted treatment, sometimes curling into a ball. His father said the boy would appear to be “looking right through you.”

A raft of psychologists and counselors offered various opinions on his behavior over the years. In court records, one therapist described 12-year-old David Katz as suffering a “psychiatric crisis.” The therapist concluded in 2006 that the boy’s depression interfered with his ability to eat, sleep and rise from bed.
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-08-28 18:05  

#6  He was also a minor at the time.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2018-08-28 15:42  

#5  Read somewhere that Katz was a "Never-Trumper."

Was that before he was put on the meds or after?
Posted by: gorb   2018-08-28 14:27  

#4  I have heard that MD has a 30-day threshold for psych hospitalization to trigger (no pun intended) the required database report and that Mr. Katz had shorter stays.

Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2018-08-28 12:57  

#3  Read somewhere that Katz was a "Never-Trumper."
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-08-28 11:37  

#2   he was prescribed anti-psychotic and anti-depressant medications

That stuff will make you crazy.
Posted by: SteveS   2018-08-28 10:54  

#1  he was prescribed anti-psychotic and anti-depressant medications


Bingo!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-08-28 04:02  

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