Authorities Opt Not to Use Odessa Shooter’s Name

UNDATED (AP) — Many police agencies have chosen not to name the shooter after a mass shooting. The police chief in Odessa, Texas, would only mention the name of Saturday’s shooter on Facebook, and not during a news conference. FBI special agent Christopher Combs, who previously worked on mass shootings, says studies have shown that when attention is drawn to the shooter, troubled people believe “this is how I can show the wrongdoings that have been done to me.”