Police: Man read gun manual just before attack on party

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Police: Man read gun manual just before attack on party

Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Updated 7:40 pm, Monday, August 1, 2016

SEATTLE (AP) — A 19-year-old man who shot and killed three people at a party in suburban Seattle was so unfamiliar with his newly purchased AR-15 semi-automatic rifle that he parked his car across the street and read the firearm's instruction manual just before the attack, police wrote in a probable-cause statement made public Monday.

Allen C. Ivanov was arrested by state troopers on Interstate 5 early Saturday more than 100 miles from the bloody scene in Mukilteo, a north Seattle suburb, authorities said.

They said he confessed to the killings and that he did it because he was angry that his ex-girlfriend, Anna Bui, seemed to be moving on with her life after their recent breakup. She was one of the victims.

The document also indicates that Ivanov gave a few indications of his troubling intent: He texted someone last week in Tennessee "regarding committing a mass shooting"; he posted on Twitter, "What's Ruger gonna think" — an apparent reference to the manufacturer of his rifle; and he told his supervisor at an electronics store on Friday that the previous night he had put the rifle in the trunk of his car and gone to a quiet spot and just sat.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Man-accused-in-Mukilteo-killings-due-in-court-8979199.php

[Skittles]

1. he could buy an AR-15 but could not buy beer

gun humper paradise

[63splitwindow]

2. Did he have a new roof on his house?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028067539

[Warpy]

3. Just another rotten loser who thought he could own a woman

and that she'd be his slave for the rest of her life.

Ugh.

He'll also most likely be back on the street in 15 years or so.

[NBachers]

4. I can't put words together that fully express the loss here - again.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/uw-bothell-student-killed-in-mukilteo-shooting-remembered-as-bright-light/

[Skittles]

6. yes

it's like women's lives do not matter

"crimes of passion" "honor killings"

[IronLionZion]

11. He shot 3 males and one female

I know what you mean but nobody's lives mattered to this shooter.

[jpak]

7. The assault rifle and hi-cap clip of choice again

yup

[onehandle]

8. Guns are handy. nt

[ck4829]

9. Another non-terror attack by the non-Muslims, where is Scott Baio to call it what it is?

Ivanov, Rodger, Houser, etc. When will we stop being politically correct and connect these non-terror attacks to non-Islam?

That aside, here's what we'll probably see out of him in court... Even though his solution to his ex-girlfriend was to murder her and two other people showing extreme emotional immaturity, he'll be (un)surprisingly tame and subdued in court, look for "show no emotion", "simply saying yes and no in response to questions", and more.

[IronLionZion]

10. he planned to use it for target practice and that he had signed up for a gun-safety class this month

Of course he did. Gun safety is very important. And targets can be anything, he never specified which targets.

"The male said, 'No, no no,'" Ernst wrote. "Ivanov stated that he was 'scared,' he flipped the selector switch to fire and shot the male. He stated that at that point it was too late to turn back, and once he had pulled the trigger his adrenaline kicked in."

Don't worry, it's just an isolated incident. Normal people don't have an adrenaline rush during shootings.

So maybe Trump will tell us the real problem here are immigrants. And the NRA will suggest the solution is for everyone at every party to open carry, especially while drinking.

What we need next is for someone to send their thoughts and prayers. Because that always helps.

And then some gun humper can help us correct some useless details about the weapon used to murder these people.