Breaking: 64% of assailants in attacks on schools or other public places last year suffered from symptoms of mental illness, Secret Service report finds

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   A striking number of suspects linked to violent attacks in schools and other public places last year had symptoms of mental illness and nearly half were motivated by real or perceived personal grievances, according to a new Secret Service report. The agency examined 28 attacks which claimed nearly 150 lives and wounded hundreds of others, from Orlando to Las Vegas. The analysis had been underway months before the Feb. 14 massacre at a Parkland, Fla., high school, but its findings are likely to further fuel concerns about the untreated mentally ill and their access to high-powered firearms. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108