For all of you defending the journalism as "neutral," this wasn't by any means neutral. The "stranger" (neutral connotations) could be more accurately described as "intruder" (negative connotations), and "shooter" (strongly negative connotations) as "homeowner" or "father" (strongly positive connotations). The word choice here is deliberate and the result a concerted push by anti-gun groups to alter their reporting to help further "gun violence prevention." Very few people have a problem with an intruder getting shot by the father or homeowner. That's a problem for the antis. "Better gun violence reporting" is literally about muddying the waters and reporting with an agenda.