Florida Police Say FSU Shooter Went From Well-Liked to Troubled

 Police in Tallahassee, Florida said that the shooter who opened fire at Florida State University this week was well-liked by classmates, but also recently disturbed.

The shooter, Myron May, was reportedly a 2005 graduate of Florida State University who went on to attend law school and was starting his career as a prosecutor in New Mexico when he opened fire at the college's Strozier Library in the early morning hours of Thursday, November 20.

Friends who knew May when he attended college said he was affable and well-liked, but those who knew the shooter closer to Thursday's incident described him as paranoid and rambling, reportedly posting social media messages that suggested the U.S. government was spying on him.

Before his shooting, May also allegedly sent out numerous packages to friends and relatives to several states. Authorities have successfully intercepted one package in Texas, and they believe the parcels contain journals or videos created by May, detailing his belief that he was being spied on by the government.

"Mr. May's sense of being and place in our community was not what most people would refer to as a normal," Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo said during a press conference Friday. "He had a sense of crisis and he was searching for something."

May entered Strozier Library on the FSU main campus at around 12:30 a.m., where nearly 300 students were up late studying for their upcoming exams. The shooter began firing his weapon and ultimately injured three students before he was shot to death by police near an entrance to the library.