*after he is assaulted by said Jogger
The headline makes it sound like he found him under the bed and summarily executed him. Not that he was jumped by the man and shot him in self defence.
Edit: Note the passive tense when describing the peaceful compliance by the jogger and his attempt to defend his girlfriend:
Hunt reportedly attempted to apologize to Mr. Heller and said he was going to leave, while the father yelled profanities at him, prosecutors say.
When Hunt saw Mr. Heller’s gun was pointed at Lauryn, he is said to have pushed the gun to the side and away from them, causing Mr. Heller to fall backwards onto the bed.
"Reportedly," "is said to have." Who made this report and who said this? If the author knows they're not saying.
Then they switch back to the active voice for the part they can pin on the father:
"Charles Heller reported that he thought Hunt was trying to choke him when he reached for the gun."
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