—How could he actually do it, go through with it? You don’t do that on a whim. You couldn’t. —It’s scary is what it is. Scary and disturbing. —So did you know him? Were you close, or . . . ? —No, no. Not close. I don’t think anyone was close with him. He was a loner. That was his nature. Kept to himself. Standoffish. Some knew him better. But . . . you know. —It’s crazy. It doesn’t seem real. —It’s one of those terrible things, but unfortunately it’s very real.
