there really should be a movement to crowd out any information that's deemed helpful under junk reports.
"hello, helpline? that smiling guy in the hoodie? yeah, i saw him in my park in an inconsequential corner of the country. oh? 500 other people have sighted him elsewhere? i dunno about that. can i have my 10k now?"
better still, that hoodie should become a uniform to be worn every day by every person who feels for the shooter. become the haystack that hides the needle.
IRA assasins were very effective because they had a mass of support from the common people that formed a network of safe houses, provided aid, medical care, equipment ....
There's a reason why the poor cheer men like Robin Hood