“Gunman” is gender-specific, but calling him a “shooter” is jumping the gun

As I understand it, some people reported seeing a man with a gun at Va Tech today. but this ABC report has an image labeled as a sketch of the “shooter.” Did I miss something? Were there reports of a shooting today? Let’s hope there aren’t, and let’s hope for accuracy in photo captions.

Virginia Tech Police Release Sketch of Possible Gunman, Campus Locked Down – Page 1.

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