Kyle targeted the families of those who bullied him, believing death was too easy for them and that they deserved to suffer lifelong emotional agony instead.
The team eventually discovers that the survivors were actually the high school’s most notorious bullies. The "unsub" (unidentified subject) isn't just killing for sport; he is practicing , forcing the bullies to live with the psychological trauma of losing everything, just as they made his life a "terrorist regime". Key Episode Details [S12E5] The Anti-Terrorism Squad
Emily Prentiss manages to talk Kyle down at the same basketball court where his trauma began, preventing him from killing his fellow squad members or committing "suicide by cop". Kyle targeted the families of those who bullied
Kyle Ecklund (played by Joey Bragg), a member of the "Anti-Terrorism Squad" who snapped after a horrific hazing incident where he was taped naked to a basketball post and humiliated. Key Episode Details Emily Prentiss manages to talk