Councilwoman Fatally Shot Outside New Jersey Home in Apparent 'Targeted' Attack

I've been watching this on the news, She was a preacher too.

How horrible...RIP

I think the word "targeted" in this is factually accurate but connotes an implication that is not known (that she was shot because of who she is or represents).

I'm the first to decry the media spin on tragic incidents like this. She was the target of the shooting (i.e., she was "targeted"), but as of yet no motivation is known (nor is there a suspect). In a separate article about the shooting the police are reported as saying, "She preliminarily appears to have been the target of the gunfire, but a motive for the shooting was not immediately disclosed."

She could have been a victim of road rage .. she could have been a victim because of her political ideology.

By all means, let loose the dogs of war if merited. But until then it is just supposition and a tragic example of senseless violence.