Earlier this afternoon, Twitter erupted over news that Baltimore police had shot a black man in the back.
Commander at the scene confirms it was a shooting. Man had a gun, police tried to arrest him, it fell and went off, he says.
— Colin Campbell ☀️ (@cmcampbell6) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/publimetroUS/status/595305640609730560
BREAKING: Baltimore police shot "a black man in the back while he was running away” http://t.co/atWsoRL0tE
— Salon (@Salon) May 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/Aaron_RS/status/595305637640151040
So the sun comes out today and officers shoot another young black man in the back. This time in front of @FoxNews http://t.co/aeBXUSn7sk
— L Λ Y Λ (@LayaFace) May 4, 2015
Much of the buzz stemmed from remarks by Fox News Channel’s Mike Tobin, who reported hearing the shots during Shepard Smith’s program.
https://twitter.com/ShepNewsTeam/status/595303886258245633
@MikeTobinFox witnesses shooting of A/A man in Baltimore…he assumes it was the police who shot
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) May 4, 2015
But according to the Baltimore PD, no such shooting actually took place:
Media Advisory: The reports of a shooting in the area of North Ave / Pennsylvania Ave are unfounded.
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) May 4, 2015
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Smith apologized for helping to propagate the story:
Okay, so no one was shot n Baltimore… Gotta love @ShepNewsTeam apologizing and admitting error.
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) May 4, 2015
Baltimore cop: "no shooting victim" Shep apologizes@AceofSpadesHQhttps://t.co/67Q1wTToYX
— Underdog (@rdbrewer4) May 4, 2015
The moral of the story:
Thought: Getting it right is better than being first.
— Steve Rudin ABC7 (@SteveRudinABC7) May 4, 2015
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