Deer Creek Middle School shooter mumbling "I'm fighting for freedom"

Freedom? Trying to kill kids? Taking away their sense of security? Terrorizing them? Making teachers and parents and neighbors frantically try to save lives? Is this what he meant by "fighting for freedom" or was he talking about being free from being a human with any kind of conscience?

A parent who saw the incident told KMGH that the gunman kept mumbling, "I'm fighting for freedom. I'm fighting for freedom," as he was being subdued.

School shooting suspect identified
February 24, 2010 8:53 a.m. EST
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood, 32, arrested in shootings of two students
Gunfire begins as middle school classes end for the day
Math teacher/coach tackles suspect, confiscates gun before police arrive
Incident was in same area of Colorado as 1999 Columbine rampage


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(CNN) -- The man suspected of shooting two students at a Littleton, Colorado, middle school was identified as 32-year-old Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood, authorities said Wednesday.
Eastwood was arrested after the incident Tuesday at Deer Creek Middle School and is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday morning, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. He is facing two counts of attempted first-degree murder, the sheriff's office said.
He is accused of shooting two students as classes were letting out at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday.
David Benke, a 6-foot-5 former college basketball player who is a math teacher and track coach, tackled the suspected gunman as he was preparing to fire again, CNN affiliate KMGH reported.