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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A roommate of the Florida college dropout behind an aborted plan to attack students at the University of Central Florida says he rarely interacted with the plotter but was surprised by what happened.

Chris Folk said in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday that he only had one meaningful conversation with James Oliver Seevakumaran and that otherwise he "always looked off in space" when he talked.

The 30-year-old Seevakumaran shot and killed himself early Monday as police officers arrived in response to the fire alarm and a 911 call from another roommate.

Seevakumaran was found with guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and homemade bombs.


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    SurpriseMe wrote...
    gun ban at school didnt work
    March 18, 2013 9:02 am
    police also found what they described as an assault weapon, a handgun and makeshift explosive devices. Florida law prohibits the possession of guns on state university campuses... but makeshift explosive devices are ok. It is the unknown that goes with explosive that we should fear not guns. gun control will lead to more explosive devices.
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    ZingerRinger wrote...
    Another example...
    March 18, 2013 9:57 am
    Of CRAZY people doing CRAZY things! What do the shootings at Newtown, Tucson, and Colorado have in common? They were all done by CRAZY people. All of them were medicated and CRAZY!!!
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