Does the “Fugitive Task Force” conduct raids for a felon in possession? I would think they would capture…fugitives… So this doesn't make sense unless he has multiple warrants out, which seems obvious to me, but probably not to a "news reporter". So it's something they wouldn't think to check out and report on.
Because the perp isn't white is why the "news" is withholding so much information. That we note how differently stories are covered by the "news" isn't racist. It's the coverage that is blatantly racist, just like it was the other way in the past. They don't bother digging into his past or speculating on his motive or criminal history, or really do any reporting but parroting the government line. This happens every time the shooter is a protected class on the intersectional hierarchy, and to point it out is logical not racist. We see it over and over and it is hardly a secret. This is true even when the shooter or victim is a hardened, career criminal with a lethal amount of illegal drugs in his system like George Floyd, or immediately after a robbery and an attack on a police officer like Michael Brown. So while people do jump to conclusions based on their biases, running a prevent defense every play makes sense if the other team throws a Hail Mary on first, second, third, and fourth down every time they get possession.
It sounds like they brought a lot of men and firepower, and clearly he was extremely/extraordinary dangerous. This just isn't the kind of OP that should happen unless you have the drop. He saw them coming, and they basically walked right into an ambush.
Not relevant to this case, but...
I can't help but think how this would be a normal day in paradise if the government did start confiscating citizen's guns. Yes, a lot of people would just submit to arrest and give up their legal firearms to the kings men, but if even 10% didn't this would probably be a common outcome and there would be no one left to do it in a couple of weeks. That Solzhenitsyn thing again...