If the guy were black, entirely different coverage. If the guy were an immigrant, omg, entirely different coverage. As it is, the American public will have a quick drive-by unintelligent conversation about mental health as if the mentally ill are hostile rather than helplessly suffering, then we will jerk off first responders (who, for the record, are adrenalin junkies who can too easily disassociate from the suffering of others). Hrrrmph