MSNBC Analyst Says Reddit, COVID Isolation Could Have Radicalized Minneapolis Shooter

Sean James Aug 27th, 2025, 4:55 pm

MSNBC analyst Christopher O’Leary said multiple factors, including the effects of COVID isolation, Reddit, and “bad parenting” — may have radicalized the shooter who attacked a Minneapolis Catholic church on Wednesday.

O’Leary, a former FBI counterterrorism official, told host Chris Jansing that law enforcement officials will have a better idea of what spurred the deadly attack after reviewing his online habits.

“What I think is significant is, you know, the videos and the manifestos and all of that will go to his motive and his ideology. That is all going to be gone through. And, you know, if he is on Reddit or if he’s on any of these other chat platforms tha

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