The WP story did not mention much less delve into the fact that the pusher had a history of criminal battery but focused solely on allegations of past gun waving/threatening behavior by the shooter on which no charges were ever made. Remember how the media displayed a photo of Trayvon Martin when he was about 12 rather than a recent photo showing how large and physically mature he actually was? Media bias at work?
To me the event is a "Man bites dog" story which is why it is getting so much attention. In Chicago where this kind of thing is happening multiple times a day it would not be newsworthy except perhaps because it was not a black on black killing.
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