GREENWOOD, Ind. — What was the motive of the shooter who killed three people at the Greenwood Park mall on Sunday?
That’s the million-dollar question that police and federal law enforcement are trying to figure out. What may put them on the right path are possible posts made by the shooter on social media.
Jonathan Sapirman, 20, of Greenwood is the man who opened fire on the shoppers at the Greenwood Park Mall food court. he got several rounds off before Eli Dicken, a person legally carrying a handgun, shot and killed Sapirman.
Police have come across screenshots of a post made the same day as the shooting on the website “4chan” that reads “my name is jonathan and today seems like a good day to die.” It’s captioned underneath a picture of a Nazi officer getting married.
https://twitter.com/JURYR00M/status/1549127583014453249
A black-and-white version of the photo of the wedding can be found online via a reverse Google Image search. A Russian website hosting the picture describes the photo as the wedding of a “Unterscharführer,” a rank in the Nazi SS. The SS bolts can be seen on the man’s uniform.
“We are aware of the photos you are referring to. The Greenwood Police Department and FBI are working diligently to identify the source. When our investigation is complete we will issue an update. There is no time frame on this update as the investigation is ongoing,” said Greenwood police chief James Ison to WISH-TV.
Given the nature of the posts that could possibly be attributed to Sapirman and the three victims who were killed being Latino, some are wondering if this could be a hate crime.
Police investigating Sapirman’s apartment found a laptop and a can of butane in the oven. His cellphone was left inside a toilet at the mall. The cellphone and laptop have been turned over to an FBI forensic team.
