They aren't doing this to avoid perpetuating a stereotype but to perpetuate the false stereotype of the White mass shooter. It's propaganda by omission.

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They’re waiting for their readership to stop reading the article.

Then, they’ll edit their article to say that the “man”’s name is MarSqueezious DeShante Kennario, or whatever the fuck he calls himself this week.

They’re hoping that no one will read it thereafter, but they can oh-so-smugly assure themselves that they still “reported” the facts.

This is what “integrity” means to journalists.

Well it's pretty obvious from that description they are looking for an Amish guy.

Amazingly with all their vagueness we can be certain.