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It\u2019s been about two months since Columbia experienced the sadness and loss of random public violence. In that attack, 19-year-old Darion Aguilar murdered Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson, employees at a Zumiez store in The Mall in Columbia, and injured a third individual before turning the shotgun on himself. Police later discovered a crudely improvised bomb in his backpack.<\/p>\n

Subsequent investigations indicated Aguilar was aware that he had a mental health problem, documenting his anguished thoughts in a journal and confiding in the general physician he visited.<\/p>\n

– See more at: http:\/\/www.bizmonthly.com\/mall-tragedy-underscores-errors-of-mental-health-stigma\/#sthash.quw4PUa8.dpuf<\/p>\n

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