I dont think excuses should be made for scum like him. Everyone has a difficult life and everyone handles it differently. But its not the parents or the schools, its the individual who says "okay today im going to shoot some people cause I dont have enough money for an xbox."
Notice that all the shootings that make "headlines" are done by unhappy middle to high social status kids. The virginia tech was top of his class. The colombine kids had rich folks. This kid im not too sure about.
There are gang shootings and killings every day in minority communities they just dont hit the headlines anymore. It all comes down to the individual not their way of life.
What message does he bring? Revolution? Lets kill all our problems away, I got picked on, Im gonna shoot him. I doubt anyone here has had a perfect childhood or hasnt been beat up. Take it on dod not real life.
So all I have to say is he gets no excuses, and thank god he is dead.