He turned a Madden laser sight on Elijah Clayton (TrueBoy) – the opponent he had just lost to. Shortly after, shots rang out, killing TrueBoy and Taylor Robertson (SpotMePlzzz). Katz’s parents – Richard Katz and Elizabeth Katz, did not respond to phone messages Sunday. Divorce filings suggest David Katz played video games obsessively as an adolescent and refused to go to school at times, or bathe.
At this juncture we are left with more questions than answers. The incident will likely spark more debate about gun control, and potential measures to keep guns out of the hands of people who had previously shown signs of mental illness. Will it provide more fodder for politicians and pundits? Sure. Will it lead to any meaningful change? Probably not.
