[barney54]

The reasoning for the shooting is pretty clear. He told his transgender lover that “I had enough of his [Kirk’s] hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26098852-tyler-robin...

[suzdude]

No, that's the reason to hate Kirk, not a reason to shoot him.

What in his upbringing led him to believe the way to handle the situation was with violence is unclear.