Why did gunman put plastic bag on his hand?

1 January 2016, 7:01 pm

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The video of the gunman buying dried fruit or nuts in a natural foods grocery moments before he starts his shooting spree shows him emptying a plastic bag, and putting it on his hand, a TV report notes.

Channel 2 suggests that this might be to avoid leaving fingerprints on his weapon, but adds that this is a purely speculative theory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUrNxxYSRHA

Security camera footage of the killer also shows him wearing some kind of protective spectacles; an eyewitness earlier described him as wearing glasses.

These elements suggest a well-organized attacker, the TV report says, while stressing again that key aspects of the incident remain baffling.