guns. reporter: police say the shooter was supposed to start classes at a community college today. police also say video cameras recorded at least part of the shooting, though it s not clear whether that s going to help them in determining a motive. don? joe johns, appreciate that, joe. joining me now hln law enforcement analyst mike brooks along with william pollack, an associate kline calling professor of psychology at harvard medical school. thank you guys for joining us. mike, i want to devote my first question to you. sure. in this case, like in new town, the shooter was living with his mother, but aguilar s mother said she saw no signs of any of this. how can someone in such close proximity not see anything unusual? well, i have a hard time believing it also, but many times, don, people who are closest to let s say the shooter, they might not recognize any signs, and, you
harvard medical school. thank you guys for joining us. mike, i want to devote my first question to you. sure. in this case, like in new town, the shooter was living with his mother, but aguilar s mother said she saw no signs of any of this. how can someone in such close proximity not see anything unusual? well, i have a hard time believing it also, but many times, don, people who are closest to let s say the shooter, they might not recognize any signs, and, you know, what was the family dynamic going on at the house with her and her son. and, you know, he said he bought the gun for home defense. had he discussed that with her? did she not find it unusual that he had so much ammunition because apparently during the search warrant they went to the house and found a large amount of ammunition? did she not find that unusual, and i would like to know if he was exhibiting any signs, ever had any history of any mental illness, because apparently he had no prior criminal background. dr
of state and starts to distance herself from president obama. and why are some people calling the grammys racist? let s go outfront. good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us. i m don lemon in for erin burnett. tonight, what made a maryland teenager open fire at a mall this weekend terrorizing employees and customers? we re learning more tonight about 19-year-old darion aguilar who shot and killed two employees at a skateboard shop before turning the gun on himself. his mother calls him a gentle, sweet kid but police say aguilar s journal expressed general unhappiness with his life. the gun shop where aguilar purchased the gun tells cnn that the 19-year-old visited the shop twice in december. on his first visit aguilar purchased a shotgun for $430 in cash, plus two boxes of ammunition and a couple weeks later aguilar returned for another box of shotgun shells. but the big question still remains. why did he open fire in the
tomorrow and wednesday, a big sigh of relief, things recover quickly. so definitely, better conditions are expected maybe 48 hours from now, but that doesn t help us until then, right? 48 hours of pain. thanks, indra. in maryland today, authorities still trying to make sense of the deadly shooting at a shopping mall, saying there is no known relationship between this man, darion marcus aguilar and the two people at the mall that he killed in columbia. police say aguilar showed up saturday with a 12-gauge shotgun, including explosives, walked around for an hour and then opened fire on the second floor, killing 21-year-old brianna benlolo and 25-year-old tyler johnson. with tyler, we have lost a kind, positive son who reached out to help others in need, and he made a difference. this is so unbelievable. our prayers are with him, the other victims and all the people
journal left behind by the gunman, 19-year-old darion marcus aguilar. they are still not sure if he knew his victims, 21-year-old brianna been low and 20-year-old tyler johnson. today their families are struggling to make sense of what makes no sense at all. with tyler, we have lost a kind, positive son who reached out to help others in need and he made a difference. it s so unbelievable. our prayers are with him. the other victims. and all the people who have been touched by this senseless violence. police say aguilar legally bought the 12 gauge shotgun back in december. investigators say he was also carrying a backpack with two home made bombs but both were disabled. edward snowden is making headlines again this morning. lobbying out new accusation