One of the difficult things in this job is trying to understand why some stories resonate with the public more than others.
Yesterday morning, in Louisville Kentucky, a young woman was shot and killed in an apparently random attack while walking her small child to school. The apparent shooter, a 15 year old boy, was taken into custody. Local police do not have a motive for the attack. The child witnessed the death of its mother but is – and this is one of the most sickening phrases you ever hear – “otherwise unharmed”.
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