TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida State University alumnus and lawyer who shot three people at the school’s library early Thursday thought the government was targeting him for persecution, detailing his thoughts in a journal and in videos that detectives obtained, authorities said.
Officers fatally shot Myron May, 31, during an exchange outside the library about 12:30 a.m. May reloaded at least once and tried to enter the library, where 300 or more students were studying for midterm exams, but was blocked by lobby security barriers that permit only students and staff inside, said Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo.
“I ran for my life,” said Allison Kope, a freshman from Cocoa Beach, Fla., who was on the library’s first floor. “I ran right out the backdoor. My laptop and everything is still in there.”
One person is in critical condition and one is in good condition at a local hospital, while the third was released.
May’s Facebook page shows he posted mostly Bible verses and links to conspiracy theories about the government reading people’s minds. Records show May was licensed to practice law in Texas and New Mexico.
