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The same difference as in "He died of heart attack" and "She was killed in a car crash".

• Sharlin 1y ago
  Or one of my favorites, "was hit by a car". While true in the strict physical sense, that’s like reporting that someone was "shot by a gun".
  • jalapenos 1y ago
    Maybe it's an effort to be more polite than "by some prick who can't drive". I suppose there's at least one example of someone being hit by a car that slipped off a car transporter too. "Had car thrown at him by negligent shipping company" would be a more click worthy headline though
  • isleyaardvark 1y ago
    "killed by an officer's duty weapon" or "died in an officer-involved shooting" are the ways police departments tend to put it.
• jalapenos 1y ago
  Fox news spin: "his heart murdered him, as we all know all hearts secretly want to do to all of us".