ABC has been running the same picture in multiple stories today about the Denver protest shooting, with multiple reporters. Go in to about 50 seconds into the video linked below. The reporter is saying that the picture shows the two men "moments before he opened fire". If you look at the picture, which the "reporters" clearly did not, the slide on the handgun is in mid-cycle and the ejected case is visible about 6" above the gun. The picture is moments after the security guard fired. The victim just hasn't had time to fall.
But, layers and layers of fact checkers.
As a side note, and just judging from the picture, Pinkerton's standards don't seem to be what I would expect from an old-school firm. It also appears he wasn't licensed as a security guard. Considering he was hired by a television station, anyone holding his breath waiting for a news expose on that? Also: "It has been the practice of 9NEWS for a number of months to hire private security to accompany staff at protests." Why? I thought these protests were all mostly peaceful.
But, layers and layers of fact checkers.
As a side note, and just judging from the picture, Pinkerton's standards don't seem to be what I would expect from an old-school firm. It also appears he wasn't licensed as a security guard. Considering he was hired by a television station, anyone holding his breath waiting for a news expose on that? Also: "It has been the practice of 9NEWS for a number of months to hire private security to accompany staff at protests." Why? I thought these protests were all mostly peaceful.
Denver police say protest shooting suspect is not linked to political movement
Denver investigators are refuting rumors that the suspect under arrest for a shooting that killed a man during a protest Saturday is linked to any political group.
abcnews.go.com
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