In the earlier posting the article said the shooter was black. Some commented that someone was in trouble at the editing desk for allowing that to slip through.
Awhile back there was a road rage incident in my neck of the woods. Some guy got out of his car, then beat the crap out of some other guy on a bike. The car guy then got back in his car and drove away.
The police issued a detailed description of the car guy. They even described the glasses he wore! But no mention of race. If you’re going to surpress that basic fact, why even bother with anything else?
Just say: “In other news, someone beat up someone else.”