He said: “The sheriff’s deputies found him to be shy, polite and well spoken. He said it was a misunderstanding and had a convincing story.” In his manifesto Rodger said he felt a “wave of relief” as they left Jenni Rodger, an aunt of Rodger’s living in France, said: “He was always a disturbed child. I don’t know how he was allowed to get a gun. Something has to be done about gun laws in America. Pete is absolutely broken. He is such a sensitive being. I can’t see how he’ll ever recover.”