“He was a tall black guy,” said her co-worker, Todd Brundage, who is black. “He didn’t say a word.”and said that the "phrase " who is black" here means that Mr. Brundage has permission to say that someone is black."
In the latest version of a this story,[At least 13 dead in Navy Yard shooting; possible suspect at large, but at the same URL]; now that Alexis has been seen to be black, the racial descriptions of both witness and shooter have been removed.
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Terry Durham said that as she and co-workers were evacuating, she saw a man down the hall raise a rifle and fire toward them, hitting a wall.“He didn’t say a word,” said her co-worker, Todd Brundage.You can see video of the interview here.