Influence of childhood trauma on perpetrators of mass shootings
In yet another mass shooting, a teenage gunman took the lives of 13 individuals at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York on May 14, 2022. Tragedy struck again 10 days later when another teenage shooter killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Mass casualty incidents like these raise many questions, including what caused the perpetrator to commit these horrendous acts. While every perpetrator’s motives differ, a 2019 study examining t