Editing Victor Cordova (section)

==Background==
Cordova suffered from depression and had expressed suicidal thoughts.<ref name=bill/> His mother died of cancer in February 1999 and he would subsequently lash out at other students who teased him over it.<ref name=ama>[http://amarillo.com/stories/112299/usn_shooter.shtml Deming classmate: Accused shooter brandished bullets] - Amarillo</ref> He lived in Palomas and had previously seen a doctor for mental health problems, but was off his medication.<ref name=ama/>

The day before the murder he showed off bullets to a classmate and told him he was going to be famous for shooting up the school.<ref name=ama/>