More Police Departments Are Avoiding Naming Mass Shooters in the Media

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Posted September 2, 2019 10:00 am by Comments

By Dan Zimmerman

Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke
Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke announces that he does not want to speak the name of the shooter from Saturday’s shooting during a news conference, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in Odessa, Texas. Instead, the department released the name of the gunman through a Facebook post. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

While the names of perpetrators and victims of crimes are public information, more police departments and law enforcement agencies are actively avoiding using the names of those who perptrate spree shootings. The name of the Odessa shooter is now widely available all across the intertubes. The New York Times reports that he was fired from […]

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