He’s a guy whose mother is black and never knew his white father.
But he’s totally a white dude...ok.
LOL! You mean the white daddy took off? Usually it’s the other way around.
It is telling that the white father who the killer never knew is being quoted in the media as supporting new gun laws, but the black mother with whom he lived - and who apparently allowed her mentally disturbed son to maintain an arsenal in her apartment - has been totally airbrushed from the story. Those facts tell you everything you need to know about the quality of our modern media.
His parents divorced when he was 16-17. So yes, he knew his father. He. Shooter and Mom moved to Oregon in 2013, away from area where father lived.