How how did the latest theater gunman move from being a 51 year old

[malaise]

white male to a 29 year old white man???

[Brother Buzz]

1. Police previously reported the suspect was 51 years old, but said most recently he was 29.

Early news stories have been edited to reflect the change.

[olddots]

2. moronic news and law enforcement communication?

Maybe people are so jaded they don't even care if they get the facts straight as long as there is news entertainment .

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Apparently 51 yo was one of the victims. nt

[UTUSN]

4. Who was the a-hole *this* time? & I don't care if he's impaired in whatever way. n/t

[kiva]

5. It's a baby boomer/gen Jones/genX plot

to blame a millennial

[Nuclear Unicorn]

6. Initial reporting is often confused & reporters are more interested in being 1st instead of correct

Seems kinda obvious, really.

[spanone]

7. gotta look into this story...working all day & just heard of this.... in my town!!!!

wow.

[malaise]

8. When you're finished investigating

Post an update

[spanone]

9. here's a start...local teevee/newspaper

local nbc channel that has info:

http://www.wsmv.com

local paper:

http://www.tennessean.com

[uppityperson]

10. Because it is considered more important to be fast that accurate. It sucks

[Comrade Grumpy]

11. Grecian Formula?

[sarisataka]

12. The same way

It went from him shooting at police to not actually having a gun

[MiniMe]

13. Fountain of youth? Was it in Florida?

Sorry, couldn't resist. I know it was in TN

[melman]

14. That's a pretty old looking 29 yr old