Read more mall shooter stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22579/mall-shooter.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 18:23:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18672/notoriety-drives-mass-shooters.htmlMary Papenfuss<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=72597&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401022044' border='0' />Gunfire ripped out across the country last week in a spate of deadly shootings that were unrelated but for one haunting thread: the shooters’ desire for attention, a forensic psychiatrist tells ABC News. “We have to take the Paris Hilton attention-seeking out of crime, or innocent people will be killed,...A makeshift memorial for those killed in a shooting rampage lies in front of the Kirkwood City Hall where the shootings occurred Friday, in Kirkwood, Mo., in this Feb. 8, 2008 file photo. A gunman opened fire at a meeting of the Kirkwood City Council in suburban St. Louis Thursday night, killing five people before being shot dead by police. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)http://www.newser.com/story/18672/notoriety-drives-mass-shooters.htmlSun, 10 Feb 2008 15:19:00 CST