The FBI on Wednesday asked for communications logs from Earth Empires, the massively multiplayer online game played by Jared Loughner, accused of the shooting Saturday in Tucson, Ariz. that left six dead and 14 wounded, including a member of Congress.
Earth Empiresā administrator told the Wall Street Journal that the Federal Bureau of Investigation asked him to hand over Loughnerās communications records, which an earlier Journal article revealed to be filled with messages spouting antigovernment vitriol and describing violent tendencies.
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Loughnerās posts ran the gamut of repulsive topics, covering misogyny, rape, racism and violence toward children. He was ultimately banned from Earth Empiresā private forums, on the suspicion he used them to cheat at the game.
McVittie said the close-knit Earth Empires community has dealt with two suicides over the years and finds itself soul-searching over Loughnerās actions and his association with the game. āLooking back, everyone had the same kind of reaction: How could we have helped? What could we have done differently to make sure this didnāt happen?ā McVittie told the Journal.
FBI Seeks Suspectās Web Game Records [Wall Street Journal. Image: Getty Images]
