Then they move to the next camera and say the same thing. The shooter, now in custody, is shown again and again, perhaps getting into a squad car, perhaps wearing handcuffs. Special reports continue. More experts are interviewed, more friends and neighbors. In the hours that follow, the spotlight broadens.
Politicians decry the cowardice of the act.
Some call for tighter gun laws. Some call for more parental responsibility. The newspapers write huge stories. The headlines are bold and big. The Internet is buzzing with analyses, e-mails, interactive reports.