Last I heard from the rumor mill is that he was right leaning but showed signs of disapproval of Trump specifically after he was elected the first time. Something about activism engagements related to stuff that was pretty opposite of whatever Trump wanted.

I dunno, I haven't fact checked anything, but I don't care to. Everyone is already picking his life apart (law enforcement and the public), which IMO, is pretty invasive.

If the LEOs wanted to know why he did what he did, I'm sure their sharpshooters could have found a way to not end his life in the process of stopping him. IDK, I'm not a sharpshooter either.