That is the key, right there… seems. It could still have an internally coherent narrative for the shooter. Jared Loughner clearly had mental health problems that were not addressed. No one denies that. Contrast that with Elliot Rodgers, who although you and I might not understand what he did, was clearly not mentally ill. He hated women bad enough to want to murder them. Same with Dylan Roof. Yet, that was the first place people went. It may seem crazy to go out and shoot a bunch of people to us, because we don’t sit around with a bunch of hatred in our hearts, but doing so doesn’t make someone crazy. These are often not “random” shootings, but planned and with intent in mind. But the media almost always initially goes with the crazy train.
Which is pretty rare to hear about, actually.
Which is why I said “mostly”! 
The problem is that the media hasn’t really gotten this memo.
