Editing Long Island Rail Road shooting (section)

==Investigation==
Police detectives later said it appeared Ferguson had been planning the shooting for more than a week. LIRR police chief Joseph Flynn said, "This was the work of a deranged, maniacal person who for a variety of reasons decided to explode." None of Ferguson's victims were Black, although it was unclear whether any other Black passengers were aboard the train. Ferguson [[blunted affect|showed no emotion]] as he sat in the back of a police car, which some passengers said was as shocking and disturbing as the violence of the shooting itself. Upon seeing Ferguson, one of the victims became hysterical and shouted, "How can he be sitting there so calm after everything he did?"<ref name="Clines1209"/>

Police found pieces of notebook paper in Ferguson's pockets with scribbled notes with the heading "reasons for this".<ref name="Perez-Pena1213"/> One of the notes referred to "racism by Caucasians and [[Uncle Tom]] Negroes".<ref name="Jones1209"/> They included a reference to "the false allegations against me by the filthy Caucasian racist female on the [[1 (New York City Subway service)|#1 line]]", a reference to his February 1992 arrest. Ferguson's notes expressed anger towards the New York State Workers' Compensation Board, [[Asian people|Asians]], [[Governor of New York|Governor]] [[Mario Cuomo]],<ref name="Barron1209"/> and "so-called civil right leaders such as the Rev. Herbert Daughtry, [[C. Vernon Mason]], and [[Calvin O. Butts|Calvin Butts]]." They also included the names and telephone numbers of the Lt. Governor, the Attorney General, and the Manhattan law firm that Ferguson had previously threatened,<ref name="Jones1209"/> whom he referred to as "those corrupt 'black' attorneys who not only refuse to help me but tried to steal my car". The notes indicated Ferguson planned to wait to start the killings until he was beyond the [[New York City]] limit out of respect for outgoing [[Mayor of New York City|Mayor]] [[David Dinkins]] and Police Commissioner [[Raymond Kelly]].<ref name="Barron1209"/>

Ferguson showed no remorse during hours of questioning from the [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] [[District attorney|District Attorney's Office]]. Officials there said, "He was lucid and clear and aware of what was going on."<ref name="Barron1209" /> Ferguson was [[arraignment|arraigned]] on December 8, 1993. He never spoke during the arraignment and did not enter a plea. He was ordered held without [[bail]].<ref name="Jones1209"/> As Ferguson was escorted from the courthouse, a reporter asked him if he hated whites, to which Ferguson replied, "It's a lie".<ref name="Barron1209"/>