“Investigators are attempting to develop information which could substantiate that,” Lewis said.
Do the cops investigate the political beliefs of all dead perps? Or do they think there is some sort of conspiracy here beyond the fact that a perp ran, then decided to shoot it out?
The article is an attempt to make some anti-gun, anti-conservative hay by taking the actions of a now-dead crook, and smearing them on someone still alive. The political life of your average dead street punk doesn't merit this much attention and speculation.