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Old Oct 7, 2021 | 8:37 pm
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Originally Posted by AndyPatterson
Thanks -- I now see that the Wall Street Journal also reported that the shooting occurred ON the train -- so why is Amtrak tweeting that "No passengers or crew were injured during the shooting" when one passenger actually was killed during this action?!
Because he was the perp that started the shootout in the first place?

Maybe for precision they should have said "No passengers that were not actively firing guns were injured during the shooting."

I think the status of "active shooter" trumps the status of "passenger".
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