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"During the Sunday press conference, [Southport, NC, police chief Todd] Coring said the suspect in custody [Nigel Max Edge] 'identifies as a combat veteran, he self-identified as injured in the line of duty,' adding that he says he 'suffers from PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder].”
~ Mandy Taheri and Hollie Silverman
"A photo of [Thomas Jacob] Sanford [the Michigan shooter] that has gone viral in the wake of the shooting shows him wearing a Donald Trump t-shirt bearing the slogan, 'Make Liberals Cry Again.' A 2020 Washington Post opinion piece said that phrase had now been adopted as the 'battle hymn' of Republicans under Trump’s leadership."
#guns #MassShooting #Michigan #violence #Trump #MAGA #Republicans
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~ Andrea Cavallier, Isabel Keane, and Paul Farrell
"Public records indicate that Sanford was not registered with either of the major political parties. The Daily Beast reports that a Trump sign could be seen outside of his home as federal law enforcement conducted searches in the wake of the shooting."
#guns #MassShooting #Michigan #violence #Trump #MAGA #Republicans
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"During the Sunday press conference, [Southport, NC, police chief Todd] Coring said the suspect in custody [Nigel Max Edge] 'identifies as a combat veteran, he self-identified as injured in the line of duty,' adding that he says he 'suffers from PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder].”
~ Mandy Taheri and Hollie Silverman
"One authority referred to him as 'Sean,' and according to public records that Newsweek obtained, he previously identified as Sean DeBevoise. Records show that DeBevoise had several hunting and fishing licenses across states, including North Dakota, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina."
"Public records also show that DeBevoise also had several run ins with the law, though none of the six offenses were specified, they took place in North Carolina in 2006, 2008, and 2015. ...
Authorities emphasized that this is an ongoing investigation and anyone with any information regarding the suspect of the incident should report it to law enforcement."
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