As US reels from multiple mass shootings in California, can loneliness be a trigger for violence?
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- Jan 26, 2023
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There is a loneliness epidemic in the United States -- and experts told ABC News it may be triggering violence.
In California, there have been three shootings in as many days, tied to a perpetrator who may have exhibited signs of social isolation and/or violent behavior, according to authorities.
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There is a loneliness epidemic in the United States -- and experts told ABC News it may be triggering violence.
In California, there have been three shootings in as many days, tied to a perpetrator who may have exhibited signs of social isolation and/or violent behavior, according to authorities.
In Monterey Park, police documents revealed the 72-year-old suspect had been divorced from his wife since 2006, lived alone in Hemet -- about 30 miles Southeast of Riverside -- and was angry and resentful.