9) He Killed His Brother And Was Abused By His Father
If you’re going to go about murdering people, you’ve probably had a violent life to start with. This is true of Floyd Lawton, who had a far from ideal childhood.
Young Deadshot, his mother and his beloved brother Eddie were all abused by Floyd’s father. The boy’s mother eventually coaxed Eddie into murdering his dad. To stop him, Floyd attempted to shoot the gun from his brother’s hand. However, the branch he was perching on snapped and he instead killed his brother, leaving his abusive father still alive.
Later on in life, his mother went insane and threatened the life of Floyd’s son. He was left with no choice but to shoot her in the spine, which left her paralyzed.
No wonder he turned out how he did.