We're Number 2: We Try Harder

A Jersey City police officer was injured when at least one gunman opened fire in a cemetery and then fled into a bodega, where he continued firing at officers and possibly others Tuesday afternoon. [More]

Should I infer anything from that word?

In re Giffords grading, the trick they pull is to use rates rather than numbers-- that way, a couple of deaths in a low population state like <600K Wyoming (mostly happening in higher-density urban Democrat districts) will reflect a higher rate than many deaths in a high population state like <9M New Jersey.

So according to them, New Jersey is second "best" and Wyoming is second "worst." Anyone care to compare the actual number of homicides, and see which state has two cities on the "murder capital" list?

UPDATE: Multiple killed...

Still no word on the suspects, which you'd think they'd want to get out there for public safety reasons, assuming no other factors make them want to play things close to the vest until they figure out the considered way to say things...