How suicide prevention may help stop mass killers before they start shooting.
“In every case, this was intended to be their final act,” said Peterson, a professor of criminal justice at Hamline University in Minnesota. “They are murders, but they are murder-suicides. Meaning, the perpetrator doesn't intend to make it through the shooting — they are either killed by police, they shoot themselves, or they spend the rest of their lives behind bars.”, Peterson believes.
“We know more about the field of suicide prevention in terms of what works, and those same strategies might be effective here,” she said. Other commonalities Peterson’s research has found among mass shooters include childhood trauma, domestic violence, or a parent’s suicide. A crisis point, such as being bullied or fired from a job, usually precedes a shooting rampage.Her research finds the shooters almost always find ways to validate their feelings of anger or aggression, often joining online hate groups with others who share the same emotions.
Finally, the research shows the shooters all had access to a gun. The Northwestern team found that 81 percent of“At every opportunity, we need to make it a point to stop it,” Post said. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or visit
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