The three men were killed following the arrest of Moore, then
aged 18, for allegedly driving a stolen car. According to reports,
once at the station, Moore managed to get hold of one of the
officer's guns, shot the three men in the head and escaped in a
police car.
"Life is a video game. You've got to die sometime," Moore
apparently told officers when he was later caught.
According to reports, Moore’s defence team hinted in court that
he had been influenced by Grand Theft Auto, which he had played
repeatedly as a teenager.
The jury rejected this, together with arguments that Moore had
been abused as a child. He could now face the death penalty.
A civil action, filed by relatives of the men killed by Moore
against Take Two, publisher of the Grand Theft Auto series,
retailers Wal-Mart and Gamestop, and Sony as maker of the
PlayStation 2, is ongoing.
