The research studies, which were analyzed, found some common risk factors present in perpetrators of school shootings. One of the most prominent risk factor noted in offenders of school shootings is interpersonal rejection, either socially or romantically (Bondu, 2015; Gerard, 2016; Leary, 2003). Social rejection is being bullied by others or being ostracized, while romantic rejection is a break-up. In a data analysis and case review of 28 shooting incidents, researching offence and offender characteristics. Gerard, Whitfield, Porter & Browne (2016) found, in their analysis, that 50% of the perpetrators of school shootings had either been rejected or suffered from a misconception that others had rejected them. One reason for the concern of
