CNN has faced intense backlash after its anchor Erin Burnett and analyst John Miller described the suspect in a deadly Manhattan shooting as 'possibly white', a claim quickly disproven by surveillance footage and the suspect's identification as Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old Las Vegas resident.
The 28 July 2025 attack at 345 Park Avenue, which killed four people, including an NYPD officer, has sparked a social media firestorm accusing CNN of racial bias in its reporting.
