Does anyone else find something innately offensive about that statement? This sounds like it was written by the same people who describe 9/11 as a "man-caused disaster".
re: “...A person botched an attempt to rob Stiaes and fatally shot him instead...”
“Does anyone else find something innately offensive about that statement?”
Yes - it sounds as if the writer were saying, “had the thief performed his armed robbery in a more professional manner, this unfortunate ‘accident’ wouldn’t have occured.” As if the armed thug who killed this poor guy just needs a bit more training in order to “get it right” next time.