Okay, so here's what we know. The suspect was black. The cops were of Hispanic and Asian decent. So was race a factor? Not likely. He also shot his former girlfriend in Baltimore, who was African American. But it is known that he hated cops. He made disparaging remarks about cops online. But many right wingers also hate cops. The most notorious right winger who hated cops blew up the Federal building in Oklahoma city, home of the regional FBI office. Our suspect also had a long rap sheet for robbery and carrying a concealed gun, is believed to have shot his former girlfriend in Baltimore before traveling to Brooklyn. He also made statements on social media suggesting that he planned to kill police officers, which led Baltimore authorities to send out a warning about the guy. But, if they are to be believed, NY authorities received the warning at about the same time the shootings occurred.
The guy was out to kill. He hated cops, had already killed, so when he came across these two, it seems pretty clear that they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. So was this guy a leftist? There is no information that would lead to that conclusion. Right wing, left wing, there are plenty to go around who don't like cops. What we do know is that he had a criminal record and was a violent offender, hated cops, had already killed, and was out to kill again. So, to my mind, that makes him, above anything else, a criminal, one with a very troubled mind. Unfortunately, there are plenty of those across the political spectrum. Next.