'Ordinary white man'? SEE ALSO :'Multiple fatalities' as gunman targets New Zealand mosques"I think something must have changed in him during the years he spent travelling overseas," Gray told national broadcaster ABC. Gray's speculation was backed up by a rambling, hate-filled, manifesto Tarrant posted to social media ahead of the Christchurch killings. SEE ALSO :Forty killed, more than 20 injured in NZ mosque shootingsIn a brief biographical sketch included in his manifesto, Tarrant describes himself as "just a ordinary white man... born in Australia to a working class, low income family". Two modified semi-automatic weapons -- reportedly AR-15s -- two shotguns and a lever-action gun were used in Friday's deadly rampage, and photos of the weaponry with distinctive writing on them were posted on social media days before.

Source: Standard Digital March 16, 2019 09:11 UTC