The suspect, identified by witnesses and one of the shooting victims as T.J. Lane, shot and wounded five people outside a high school in Chardon, Ohio, resulting in at least one death. Lane is said to be a student at the school. Two of the victims are in critical condition, CNN reports.
Many reports said Lane also posted threats to Twitter last night, but that is unconfirmed, and a photo that is circulating that purports to show Lane pointing a pair of pistols to the camera does not appear to be the same person. Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation that the site had shut down Lane's Twitter account.
The Facebook message alluding to death was posted Dec. 30, 2011. The message appears to be a poem or lyrics to a song, describing a man with no belongings or family advancing on a "castle," which he describes as "Lucifer's Laboratory." The man then apparently destroys the castle and kills its occupants.
The rest of Lane's profile is fairly sparse, only taking the trouble to share the occasional song from YouTube and even using an app to post a "Happy Valentine's Day" message on Feb. 10. None of the photos in his public albums appear strange or out of the ordinary.
We've reached out to Facebook for confirmation that the profile is indeed Lane's and if they intend to lock it down in any way.
Update: Lane's profile disappeared from Facebook shortly after this story was posted. A transcript of the Dec. 30 message is below.