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738: 874:, which is similar to this one where the perpetrator was a non-police officer. To me the other pages titled "Shooting of..." relate more to cases where the perpetrator was not charged with murder, or was charged but acquitted. Although Steve Stephens was not charged with murder, as he committed suicide before he could be apprehended, and he intentionally committed the crime rather than in the heat of passion or in self defense, it seems to me that "Murder of Robert Godwin" would be a better fit for the title of this page. Just my suggestion. 528: 507: 623: 602: 352: 334: 214: 303: 244: 695: 770: 443: 422: 362: 839:
Unless and until someone finds and cites a source that states that ballistic or other evidence has confirmed that Stephens was Godwin's killer, that is correct. Since Stephens is dead, we do not need to hedge by saying "allegedly", etc., but his status at the time he died was "suspected killer" and
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says "Killing of", though in my opinion that's not quite correct, and it should be called "Murder of" here given the sourcing, absence of any BLP concerns, and the fact that this Godwin's killing was ruled a homicide.
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The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Steve Stephens, posted a cellphone video …
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we cannot change it to something else without citing a reliable source.
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Because he'll never come to trial, will he forever remain a suspect,
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