@#1 ... David Ryan Winters became enraged at the gay community in Raleigh-Durham for perceived slights. ...

What "slights" occurred?

From the cited justice.gov document ...

... According to court documents and other information presented in court, Winters became enraged at the gay community in Raleigh-Durham for perceived slights.

Starting around 2016, Winters began stalking gay men online and in person, including by showing up at victims' homes and sending them pictures of their residences. Winters would discover victims' personal information and send angry messages.

He repeatedly threatened to kill specific victims and gay men generally, saying that he wanted to make national headlines and invoking the Pulse homicides from Florida.

Winters visited one victim's workplace, shattered a window, and threw a metal trashcan on the victim's car.

Winters's obsessive harassment campaign terrified many people, forcing them to move or take other self-protective measures. ...