Georgia school shooter had a chaotic childhood and was fixated on mass killings, psychologist says
The teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a 2024 shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School had a chaotic, lonely upbringing and immersed himself in an online community of people interested in mass shootings, a psychologist testified Monday.
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