Preventing tragedy: FSU expert examines suicidal motives in mass shootings, terrorism
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According to the Gun Violence Archive, the United States reported 656 mass shootings in 2023. When it comes to understanding and preventing tragedies such as murder-suicides, mass shootings and terrorism, some may question why assailants in these cases are motivated to kill.
A Florida State University psychologist is shedding light on the role that suicidal tendencies may play in many scenarios that are widely perceived as homicidal.