So the only evidence we have that this guy was a bona fide CCW holder is the word of his girlfriend. I'm starting to get the feeling that this is a Ferguson situation.
Maybe. I just doubt that a 31-year old could be too hardened a criminal without a record of anything more than driving violations.
But the concealed carry was apparently an issue discussed in his family and known to fellow workers and friends.
As to the blogger invention of connection to armed robbery, I’d expect LE would have mentioned that immediately to try and defuse the situation.