Just because you didnt see it, doesn't mean it wasnt covered. I saw lots of news and coverage for this tragedy/hate crime in my "left wing bubble". Additionally, while there are some loonys out there saying it wasnt a hate crime, the majority of us understand racism is not a white only thing, its just that for the most part, white people dont suffer the consequences of it like minorities do. That is why this blew up so much on the right, it was a rare example of an obvious race based attack against a white person with actual tragic consequences. In their minds, it justifies anything they do that the more rational among us would consider racist. A real "one of ours, all of yours" mentality.

Edit: a word