It looks like another socially isolated teenager has let internet algorithms completely rot his brain, leading to tragic, real-world consequences. On Monday, 18-year-old Bradley Scott Sayer decided to stage a retro active-shooter cosplay at the Chico branch of the Butte County Library. Sayer, who graduated high school on June 5, ended up killing two people and injuring a young girl before police shut down his little fantasy in less than four minutes.

According to police, Sayer’s grand plan started with a walkthrough of the library. He then went back to his car, grabbed a shotgun, and started blasting. He shot Jacob Hull, 46, in the leg and head at the entrance, and then went inside to shoot Robert Johnson, 74, in the head. A young girl was also injured and had to go to the hospital. Sayer fired eight shots in total, apparently thinking he was some kind of movie protagonist.

Unfortunately for Sayer, real life has a way of catching up to edgelords. Chico Police Chief Billy Aldridge reported that his officers responded so fast that Sayer was in handcuffs in under four minutes from the first 911 call. Cops set up a perimeter, and Sayer walked right out of the building and surrendered like a coward. Chief Aldridge noted that dispatchers could hear active screams and gunshots on the 911 calls, and the speedy police response kept the body count from rising any higher.

To make the cringe factor even worse, Sayer was arrested wearing a white T-shirt that said "natural selection." This was a direct, try-hard copy of the shirt worn by Eric Harris during the 1999 Columbine High School shooting. Sid Patel, the FBI Special Agent in Charge in Sacramento, confirmed the clothing choice, while Butte County District Attorney Michael Ramsey pointed out that Sayer had been a massive "fan" of the Columbine massacre on social media for a very long time.

Imagine spending your free time on the internet obsessing over a tragedy that happened before you were even born, just to end up ruining your own life and taking innocent ones. Cops also searched Sayer’s car and found two more guns. Now, the FBI and local police are busy trying to find out where this kid even got his weapons, while Sayer gets to trade his "natural selection" shirt for a standard-issue orange jumpsuit.

Sayer is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, where DA Michael Ramsey will begin the process of throwing the absolute book at him. Sayer wanted to be remembered as some kind of edgy anti-hero, but instead, he’s just another modern cautionary tale of what happens when you let internet brain-rot dictate your life.

Sources: * Butte County District Attorney's Office * Chico Police Department * Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sacramento Field Office