Editing Barry Loukaitis (section)

==Personal life==
Loukaitis lived with his mother and father until 1995 when they separated. His family was dysfunctional and his mother often thought of suicide. Barry's mother frequently said that Loukaitis and her would commit suicide on Valentine's Day, however he talked her out of doing so.<ref>[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970908&slug=2559214 Loukaitis' mother says she told son of plan to kill herself], ''The Seattle Times''</ref>

Loukaitis suffered from hyperactivity, and took Ritalin, a common medication in the 1990s. In the years leading up to the incident his mother, Jo Ann Philips became increasingly distant and depressed; this is thought to have contributed to Barry's suicidal and homicidal urges.

During his trial, a state mental health expert said that Barry had been experiencing delusional and messianic thoughts in the months leading up to the shooting.

Loukaitis began to suffer from clinical depression and started having suicidal feelings in the month's leading up to the incident. Barry was also a fan of the controversial film ''Natural Born Killers.''