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No, you are not following it right and clearly responded based on the one sentence headline and your assumptions. It was a dedicated safety person as part of a team, not some random person. They were there to defend against violence directed at the protesters.
It absolutely sounds like they stopped a mass shooting event, sorry it wasn't perfect.
~~No, I am responding based on the whole article.~~
What the fuck does "believed to be" mean in this sentence? Why do we not know? Were they hired protection? Are they a trained professional? Or are they an idiot with a gun who thinks they're an action hero?
The article is very unclear on this front.
EDIT: Ha, no I wasn't. Ad space is pervasive, and I had believed I had read the whole article when I had only read like a fifth of it.
Parker is with the organizers, and she confirmed that they were part of the safety team. Redd is with the police, and is relaying the word of the organizers but hedging the wording for PR purposes.
It really couldn't be more clear.
I did miss that bit in the full article, so fair enough. It certainly could be more clear though: they're burying the lede pretty badly by opening with the wording that insinuates we don't know.
It's not clear. So it's the person who is in the green vest and fired a trained police officer or not? "Safety team" is a meaningless term that could mean guy with gun license up to cop.
Not. Peacekeepers are civilians doing cop's jobs because cops have no requirements to protect and serve.