How can the Madison, Wisconsin police chief not know if Monday’s deceased suspected school shooter is male or female? That’s what some in the media want to know, reacting to Chie Shon Barnes claim in a media update on the deadly shooting.

“WTF? Police in Wisconsin are unable to determine if the Christian school shootėr “is male or female,” podcaster and video reporter Nick Sortor is asked on social media, replying to video posted by Townhall.com, titled “Madison, Wisconsin Police Chief: We don't know whether the shooter is male or female.”

“I don’t know if it’s a male or female, but the police department did not fire their weapons,” Barnes told reporters while fielding questions about the suspected shooter police found dead inside the school on Monday. Barnes was updating the meeting after several, including the suspect, were either killed or wounded during the shooting.

Chief Barnes’ comment suggests that police were not able to determine whether the body they found was either male or female, though it’s possible that he was referring to the suspect’s unknown professed gender “identity.”