re: So the employee that shot the robber is in custody

quote:

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The attempted robbery suspect fled the scene, but was located by police nearby and arrested. They were taken to a hospital where they were initially reported to be stable with a gunshot wound, police said.

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What's with this "they" bullshite.

And hypothetically, if they don't know the sex of the offender then just don't use pronouns at all:

The attempted robbery suspect fled the scene, but was located by police nearby and arrested. The suspect was taken to a hospital and was initially reported to be stable with a gunshot wound, police said.

Journalism is dead.