Overview

• American Thinker argues the killing stemmed from transgender ideology, citing prosecutors’ statements about motive and court documents describing planning, a rooftop shot with a bolt‑action rifle, and alleged confession texts.
• Salon counters that gender identity is irrelevant to the crime, highlighting research that more than 95% of mass‑shooting perpetrators are cisgender men and that trans or nonbinary suspects comprise a tiny fraction.
• Salon reports that the suspect’s alleged roommate, described by officials and media as transgender, has not publicly confirmed their gender identity and is cooperating with investigators.
• The FBI is cited as saying the suspect confessed in a text exchange to the roommate, while earlier claims about engraved ammunition were tempered after The Wall Street Journal revised its report and urged caution.
• GLAAD and a criminology professor warn that focusing on transgender identity risks scapegoating and escalating anti‑trans hostility, urging attention to broader drivers of political violence.