“The employee discharged their service weapon . . .” Whenever a story like this is written without pronouns — he, she, him, her — I immediately why, what’s being covered up?
Good question.
Just how clothed was the agent at the beginning of the “event”?
How far was their weapon from them?
Time of day?
Actual location details?
“Whenever a story like this is written without pronouns — he, she, him, her — I immediately why, what’s being covered up?”
I think you are dangerously close to asking something that is not permitted to be asked. Don’t do it; drop it for your own good.
Let’s just be thankful nothing bad happened and that everyone will live to fight another day.