Marcellus Andrews death: Waterloo cops claim not a single witness mentioned any gay slurs to them (oddly, they did to the local newspaper)

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UDATE: Hours before vigils for Andrews start, Waterloo PD issues new press release

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier had this to say Wednesday:

Although witnesses told The Courier that they heard Andrews being taunted before the fight, police said the slurs weren't mentioned in interviews with officers.

So, the investigators at the Waterloo police department apparently considered a former cosmetology student turned interior design student so badass that a gang would want to make sure he never threatened them again by sitting in an enclosed porch?

Alright, let's suppose the investigators did ask the obvious and that none of the witnesses told them about the slurs.

Why would this happen?

Could it be because the witnesses felt that if the Waterloo police thought that Andrews was gay, that they wouldn't bother to fully investigate?

But if they really didn't say anything to the cops, why would they then turn around and spill the beans to the local paper?

Who's telling the whole truth?

Perhaps AKSARBENT is reading too much into this.

After all, Lt. McNamee has already told CBS affiliate KGAN in Cedar Rapids that Andrews and his killer/s "just happened to run into each other."