Hopefully, and there is no guarantee of further escalation, depending on the pathology/motivations of the shooter. Still, a lot of roads lead to thst escalatiom

Hopefully, and there is no guarantee of further escalation, depending on the pathology/motivations of the shooter. Still, a lot of roads lead to thst escalatiom, especially if there is a thrill-seeking, or power-dominance aspect to the behavior. Humam behavior is notoriously hard to predict, but the biggest risk factors for violent, serial crime is a pattern of escalation. For example, from the world of sexually motivated crime, the peeping Tom is a concern because they might escalate, but most don’t. Of far greater concern is the peeping Tom thst stsrts to burgle underwear, engages in overt stalking behavior, etc. Once they reach the realm of attempted sexual assault, the risk of further escalation is much greater. By the same token the person who enjoys torturing cats today may become someone who tortures people tomorrow. I worry a lot about the future patterns of behavior from someone who is comfortable shooting pellets at busses full of people. I would guess the police are too, since they’ve seen where this kind of thing can lead.