"When the first officer arrived on scene, several community members pointed him toward a nearby home reporting that children were inside, and somebody was shooting. The officer approached the open front door and reported seeing a struggle. He yelled at the men to show their hands, but neither fully complied. This is when the officer-involved shooting took place," the department said.
Notice the change to passive voice. "The officer arrived", "community members pointed", "somebody was shooting", "the officer approached", "he yelled".
Then just "the officer-involved shooting took place".
That type of corporate whitewashing of language pisses me off so much. The shooting did not take place. The officer shot the victim.






Lol my kids did the same thing. Kinda proud of those lil hooligans.