Michigan shootings: At least seven dead in 'random murders' in Kalamazoo County

Original Quill wrote:He appears to be mentally disturbed.  No prior criminal history.  No domestic issues.

He appears to have simply lost it.  Here's one that can be chalked up, simply, to availability of guns.

Kalamazoo, Michigan (CNN)The man accused of killing six people and injuring two more in a Saturday evening shooting rampage in Kalamazoo, Michigan, was an Uber driver who picked up and dropped off passengers between shootings, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.

The source, who is not authorized to speak to media, said investigators believe Jason Brian Dalton was even looking for fares after the final shooting of a nearly seven-hour killing rampage.

READ: Kalamazoo shooting spree: What we know and don't know

CNN affiliate WWMT spoke to a man who says he was a passenger of Dalton's just before the shootings started.

"We got about a mile from my house, and he got a telephone call. After that call, he started driving erratically, running stop signs," Matt Mellen told the affiliate. "We were kind of driving through medians, driving through the lawn speeding along and then finally, once he came to a stop, I jumped out of the car and ran away."

eddie wrote:It doesn't matter what you all say, I keep telling you, lots of violent acts are being committed by uber drivers over here. Google it for yourselves,

Original Quill wrote:That's why is spoke of a "causal connection" and not, as you say Ben, "compiling headlines".

I would have to see some sort of actual causal hypothesis before I jump to conclusions based simply on statistical compilations.