“The victims were enjoying a late night gathering...”
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Something about the phrasing and word choice here that makes it seem as if the author is refraining from saying something he or she came across in the process of writing the story that we might need to know to understand what really happened here, as opposed to some warped conclusion to which we are being led by the nose.
Actually the bigger problem here is the use of mass shooting. I THOUGHT the FBI classified a mass shooting as one where more than 5 are dead, not just injured. If true, this is proof they’re trying to change the narrative once again.