It Took CNN About Two Minutes to Disgrace Itself Covering NYC Active Shooter – Twitchy

As Twitchy reported earlier tonight, there was a mass shooting incident in downtown Manhattan this afternoon that, tragically, as of the time of this writing, has left six people dead, including the shooter and one police officer. While police have stated that they expect the number of injured to increase, hopefully, the death toll will not.

The shooter was identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura of Las Vegas, Nevada. He is believed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he terrorized and killed others at 345 Park Avenue. 

During the afternoon, police released a picture of Tamura (though they didn’t know his name at the time) as he walked into the building, just before he started shooting.

Heres the first look at the shooter pic.twitter.com/TFqidvigEP

— Viral News NYC (@ViralNewsNYC) July 28, 2025

Whenever an active shooter incident like this occurs, there is always a rush from news outlets to get the information out first. Unfortunately, that means that sometimes they get the information wrong. 

However, there is being wrong, and then there is being an utter disgrace to journalism. 

Here is how CNN reported on the shooter earlier in the evening. Keep in mind, they had SEEN the photo above at the time of their reporting. 

“They do know what he looks like. Male, possibly white, mustache, sunglasses.”

CNN’s Erin Burnett claims the active shooter in New York City is a “possibly white” male. pic.twitter.com/1qlOoRBAEx

— Thomas Hern (@ThomasMHern) July 28, 2025

Actually, while it was Erin Burnett’s program, it was CNN’s John Miller who uttered the reprehensible ‘possibly white’ phrase (though Burnett and Brian Stelter later repeated the phrase). 

And you thought you hated the media enough. 

This is who CNN called a “white male” pic.twitter.com/qZdzs9AGGg

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 29, 2025

CNN: “Possibly white” pic.twitter.com/BUgFlMRPo2

— Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) July 29, 2025

We like to be fair, unlike CNN, so we should note that the network did not have those subsequent photos when Burnett and Miller were reporting (at least we don’t think they did). 

BUT THEY HAD THE FIRST ONE. 

This is not a mistake. This is not confusion in the fog of fast-paced events. This is intentional. 

CNN just called the NY sho*ter a “white man”.

Just like the time they called George Zimmerman a “white hispanic”.

All the Media does is lie. pic.twitter.com/wcD6s9ve0n

— C3 (@C_3C_3) July 28, 2025

Yes, we are old enough to remember the case of Barack Obama’s so … err, we mean Trayvon Martin … when the media deliberately tried to cast George Zimmerman as a white man in order to stoke racial tensions. 

They even altered and lightened Zimmerman’s skin tone in some pictures. (A tactic Joe Rogan is also familiar with.)

Does CNN have an anti-white bias?

“They do know what he looks like. Possibly white.” pic.twitter.com/cIezPqfR42

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 29, 2025

There seems to be ample evidence to support such a charge. 

And not just in what CNN covers, but in what they don’t cover. 

The woman is white. And was attacked by a group of thugs. No media coverage. This dude is the shooter in Manhattan and is defined as possibly white.

Cnn is Anti White. The bias is there.

This is our media in America, folks.

Propaganda. Something needs to be done. This is… pic.twitter.com/dycs505W7Q

— Sassafrass84 (@Sassafrass_84) July 29, 2025

The post continues, ‘… This is why we have division in this country. Dishonest media.’

No argument there. 

CNN reporting that this white vehicle was found near the scene. pic.twitter.com/PQosBpLWb3

— Jimmy Failla (@jimmyfailla) July 29, 2025

I heard Jussie Smollett was CNN’s source for this story. @DallasExpress @JussieSmollett pic.twitter.com/iHjHmfftRd

— Chris Putnam (@DallasXCEO) July 29, 2025

CNN after they realized the shooter was black pic.twitter.com/6Rf9RJbEgc

— drefanzor memes (@drefanzor) July 29, 2025

We hate to make jokes in the wake of such a senseless strategy, but CNN makes it impossible not to mock them into oblivion.

Or further into oblivion than they already are.

You absolutely cannot hate the media enough!! 🤬 Especially CNN!! pic.twitter.com/Hjfo2PVEpc

— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) July 29, 2025

We’re working on it. Trust us, we’re working on it. 

Law Enforcement: Here’s multiple pictures of the not white suspect.

CNN: “They know he is, a male, possibly white. He’s wearing sunglasses.”

Gee, it’s almost like they have an agenda. pic.twitter.com/Dx6Xii2FRJ

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) July 29, 2025

Fixed it for them. pic.twitter.com/MAKowbUMoE

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) July 29, 2025

It begs the question, of course, of why it could possibly matter to CNN — during the active shooter incident, mind you, not in the aftermath — whether the shooter was white, black, brown, or purple. 

There is only one answer. It matters to them because they need to push their narratives. 

Not only the narrative to demonize one race, but to run cover for others. Both equally reprehensible.  

The worst part is, we doubt that they are even aware that they do this. Their bias is just that ingrained into them that they say these things instinctively, instead of bothering to take a breath until they have accurate information to report. 

And that is not news. That is propaganda.

CNN is a disgrace. There’s just no other word for the network and most of the people on it. 

But we can’t wait until Scott Jennings is on the air next, so he can tell them all so to their faces. 

Editor’s Note: The mainstream media continues to deflect, gaslight, spin, and lie about EVERYTHING.

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