> He left plenty of evidence that pretty much guaranteed he'd be infamous.
You seem to be confusing cause and effect.
He more likely chose his target because his mother worked there. Even if every shooter is choosing randomly we will only talk about the "media seeking" ones the news covers.
He shot a few more people than just his mother. He could have done that at home. All of these shooters have chosen a target they had some relation to, either they went to the school or they had some other prior history with it.
Still, the decision to attack the school, it's students and not simply one individual is why we are hearing about these.
You seem to be confusing cause and effect.
He more likely chose his target because his mother worked there. Even if every shooter is choosing randomly we will only talk about the "media seeking" ones the news covers.