Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, Vol 13(2), Jun 2026, 113-127; doi:10.1037/tam0000271
A case of attempted mass murder is presented. The offender, a 17-year-old male immigrant from Eastern Europe, attacked seven people with a blunt weapon before being stopped by the police as he was urging them to shoot him. Before the rampage, he attempted suicide and set fire to his parents’ home. The subsequent forensic psychiatric report revealed that he was suffering from an acute first-episode psychosis during the event. For the purpose of the case study, the offender was interviewed 3 years after the offense, and police and court files were examined. The case is analyzed with a focus on preattack behaviors under the perspective of threat assessment, and implications for threat management are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)