If you’ll notice the date on that article, it was the day of. They simply didn’t know anything about his motivations at that point. I doubt the police knew much apart from any ID that he had on him.
I noticed by the time I first read the article that it had already been updated the next day with this drivel:
By Saturday it was full of life: fountains splashed, the American flag whipped in the breeze, people snapped photos and posed alongside the marble pillars, a family shared lunch on the steps.
If you’ll notice the date on that article, it was the day of. They simply didn’t know anything about his motivations at that point. I doubt the police knew much apart from any ID that he had on him.
I noticed by the time I first read the article that it had already been updated the next day with this drivel:
…and today still makes no mention of his motives.