After a random shooting in Austin, Texas, left three people dead, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said that the suspect had past criminal offenses and “serious issues.” The 32-year-old suspect was arrested after police found him naked, holding a Bible and claiming he was Jesus.

“There were some serious failures here,” Davis said.

Days earlier, a 30-year-old man had fired hundreds of shots at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, killing a police officer. The gunman, who took his own life, had spoken about suicide and had reportedly reached out for mental health assistance ahead of the attack.

And just a few days before that, another gunman with a history of mental health problems shot and killed four people in a Manhattan skyscraper before turning the gun

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