The man, who wrote books under a pseudonym, had killed five people before being shot dead by police on Monday in Colorado.
The man who killed five people before being shot by police on Monday in Colorado had predicted the murders and named some of his victims in a series of science fiction novels, according to US police and media. “We are aware of books written by the suspect under a pseudonym which are part of our investigation.A Denver police spokesperson confirmed Thursday, December 30 to AFP.
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The shooter, identified as Lyndon McLeod by police, had released a trilogy, “Sanction», Between 2018 and 2020 under the name of Roman McClay. In photos from his various social media accounts, he wears a long beard and brown hair, as well as tattoos. According to a comment posted on the author’s website, the plot follows “a politician / billionaire who wants to use genetic technology to rewrite the DNA of criminals, like serial killers or violent people“.
The suspect said he mixes fiction and “people” and “real events”
According to American media, in the first volume, a man named Lyndon MacLeod kills a character called Michael Swinyard in a building in Denver. Authorities confirmed that one of the victims had the same name and was killed at the address mentioned in the book. In another volume, the author recounts the murder of a woman, Alicia Cardenas, also identified as one of the victims. The name of the suspect also appeared on administrative documents linked to a premises bought a few years ago by Alicia Cardenas. In a publication on its site, “Roman mcclay“Said to mix fiction and”people” and “real events” in order to “blur the line between what exists and what is possible“.
On Monday, the 47-year-old gunman first opened fire at a tattoo parlor in Denver, killing a tattoo artist and salon owner Alicia Cardenas. He then fatally injured Michael Swinyard, then traveled to Lakewood, on the outskirts of Denver, where he killed a man at another tattoo parlor and then a hotel receptionist. He was shot dead by a policewoman, herself injured in the exchange of gunfire.
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The suspect seemed “target specific people“And he had”personal or professional relationships“With some of his victims, police said on Tuesday. The receptionist was not related to the shooter, but he had had “interactionsWith the hotel, according to the police. Lyndon McLeod had already been the subject of police investigations in 2020 and 2021, but no prosecution had been initiated, said the police who have not yet determined the motive for the attacks.
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