Some of them don’t care about being remembered or how they’re remembered.

But some of them very much do:

https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2023/07/when-mass-shooters-are-seeking-fame.html

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359178916300027

Example:

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/10/18/perry-school-shooting-suspect-dylan-butler-wanted-to-gain-notoriety-police-say/75733220007/