Denver gunman ‘wrote about attacks and named victims’ in online books

In addition to those killed, two other people were wounded, including a police officer who shot and killed the gunman after being hit

Mourners gather outside the door of a tattoo parlour in Denver where McLeod shot two of his victims (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

A man accused of killing five people in a rampage in Denver is believed to have written fictional books self-published online that named some of his real-life victims and described similar attacks.

The writings are part of the investigation into what led Lyndon James McLeod to carry out the shootings, which took place in less than an hour on Monday at several locations around the city, Denver police spokesman Doug Schepman said on Wednesday.