Some outlets are saying that “it is *now* revealed” that there was a robbery.
I heard that from day 1,... but that it was candy, not a cigar which is what is reported now.
It was being reported almost immediately that the suspect had been involved in some kind of crime at a convenience store (later identified as QT). That’s the reason QT was the first to be looted and burnt down when thieves decided to go on crime spree.
If the police weren’t releasing details, how then, did the community know about the QT robbery? Clue: Perps or victims involved, told.