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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: moved. Supporting arguments are leaning on WP:DEATHS (see the flowchart) which indicates "Killing" should be used when there is not an alternative common name consistently used among sources, unless there is a murder conviction involved. (closed by non-admin page mover) ASUKITE17:13, 9 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
The Louisiana Attorney General's report found that the officers were "justified in their use of force"[1], but doesn't specifically address self-defence. 162 etc. (talk) 16:36, 3 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
Weak oppose: An unnecessary title change for a spur-of-the-moment act of self-defense, not a pre-planned mission to kill, as far as the official outcome is concerned. — BarrelProof (talk) 22:15, 4 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
Support with my reasons mostly matching WP:DEATHS. I don't see BarrelProof's points being relevant here, as I don't view self-defense or pre-planning to factor into whether someone was killed or not. Looking at Google News results:
"fatal shooting of Alton Brown accounts for about 1,000 hits and
"fatal police shooting of Alton Brown" covers about 700 hits
Killing of Alton Sterling is consistent with other articles because it's supported by WP:DEATHS, it's commonly used in sources, it's more precise than Shooting of Alton Sterling, and more concise than Fatal shooting of or Fatal police shooting of. It's at least equally recognizable and natural, and is therefore an improvement when looking at the WP:CRITERIA. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 16:57, 6 November 2021 (UTC)Reply
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
