Seattle Gunman 'Intended To Kill Many More'

Police have said the suspect in the Seattle university shooting had wanted to kill as many people as possible, before turning the gun on himself.

Seattle Police said 26-year-old Aaran Ybarra had admitted his intentions shortly after his arrest.

Mr Ybarra was denied bail during his first court hearing on Friday after allegedly opening fire on students at Seattle Pacific University.

He is accused of shooting four people, one of whom later died in hospital, before he was disarmed.

Jon Meis, 22, used pepper spray to tackle the suspect as he tried to insert more rounds into his shotgun.

According to police Mr Ybarra, who is not a student at the university, had 50 additional shotgun shells and a hunting knife.

The court heard that he has a long history of mental health problems for which he is being treated and medicated. 

The gunman was known to police

His lawyer, public defender Ramona Brandes, said: "He is cognisant of the suffering of the victims and their families and the entire Seattle Pacific community.

"He is sorry."

Police in the suspect's hometown, the Seattle suburb of Mountlake Terrace, say officers had encountered him behaving strangely on two separate occasions in 2010 and 2012. 

Assistant police chief Pete Caw said he was severally intoxicated on both occasions and was hospitalised for mental health evaluations.

Memorials have been held for victim Paul Lee

A police report from the 2012 incident said he told officers he wanted a SWAT team "to get him and make him famous" after he was found lying in a roadway.

In a statement, Mr Ybarra's family said they were "crushed" at the amount of pain Thursday's shooting had caused.

Memorial services have been held for 19-year-old victim Paul Lee, while a 20-year-old woman remains in a critical condition.

Meanwhile praise has poured in for the student monitor, who has been credited with preventing further fatalities.

Mr Meis' roommate Matt Garcia wrote on Twitter: "I'm proud of the selfless actions that my roommate, Jon Meis, showed today taking down the shooter.

"He is a hero."

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