The Denver gunman who shot and killed five people on Monday night, several of them connected to the tattoo industry, had self-published a novel in which a character with his name murders people at tattoo parlors as an act of revenge against the world.
Lyndon McLeod, 47, a known extremist with psychiatric problems and violent material on his social media, was killed by police on Monday at the end of his rampage across Denver.
From 2018 to 2020 he self-published a series of novels online, under the pseudonym Roman McClay.
One of the books features a character named Lyndon McLeod who opens fire on a tattoo parlor in downtown Denver.
In the story, McLeod the character goes on a six-month killing rampage, killing 46 people who had wronged him throughout his life.
One of his stories also featured a character who carried out a murder at an apartment complex – similar to the site of one of the shootings.
His Instagram and Twitter accounts show he harbored misogynistic hatred, and reveled in alt-right conspiracy theories.
McLeod quoted characters and lines from his books to comment on…
