California is trying to keep a man from comitting a mass shooting at uc irvine

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Man suspected of plotting a mass shooting at UC Irvine is behind bars again — for now

Sebastian Dumbrava seemed like an ordinary UC Irvine student, studying computer science and applying for summer internships.

Then his life unraveled, beginning with several Reddit posts that led campus police to place him on a psychiatric hold, even though he denied writing them.


He sued the University of California Board of Regents, angry that his prospects of working for the federal government had probably evaporated. He tweeted about suicide and about “serious consequences.” He shared a quote about “blood on your hands” from the gunman who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech in 2007.

In January 2020, Dumbrava was arrested after police found a trove of ammunition, large-capacity magazines and the parts to build an AR-15 in his bedroom. Orange County prosecutors believe he intended to shoot up the UC Irvine campus.

Because he had not committed violence or explicitly threatened it, Dumbrava was convicted only of having the ammunition and unlawfully possessing a gun.

He was released from prison after seven months. The judge in the case expressed deep misgivings that Dumbrava was not getting the mental health help he needed and was still a danger to others.


https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-15/man-suspected-of-plotting-a-mass-shooting-at-uc-irvine-is-behind-bars-again-for-now

[dalton99a]

1. This guy will kill people.

After studying at Orange Coast College, Dumbrava transferred to UC Irvine in 2017.

In January 2019, Dumbrava was notified that he was a finalist for a summer job with the National Security Agency’s cyber operations program in Hawaii.

He seemed on his way to achieving his dream of working for the agency.

But a month later, campus police discovered some unusual posts on Reddit.

One included the address to Dumbrava’s dorm room and suggested that someone “come kill me ... and get 5K.”

In late March, a local newspaper employee received an email with the subject line “many will die.” Included was an image of a Reddit post with Dumbrava’s photo and a note that he “plans to bring [a] gun to campus and shoot random people.”

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