Liberals across social media became oddly quiet Thursday evening after it was learned that a mass shooting in Kansas, which took the lives of three and injured as many as 16, was carried out by a black male.

#Hesston shooter identified as Cedric Ford, employee at Excel. Read more: https://t.co/PCvawgHFIr #KAKEnews pic.twitter.com/YNJHNBxLZR

— KAKE News (@KAKEnews) February 26, 2016

Before the shooter’s identity was revealed to be that of Cedric Larry Ford, who spent 26-minutes viciously attacking fellow employees at Excel Industries in Hesston, liberals on Twitter were quick to blame the tragedy on “whites.”

Hesston Police Chief Doug Schroeder, who is being hailed as a hero by his local community, is said to have stopped the mass shooting after being the first officer on scene.

“He went right in and did a heroic duty and service,” Gov. Sam Brownback said.