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Why is murders in scare quotes?
It's not in scare quotes. It's one word from a longer quotation.
“We do not need the murders, we do not need this paramilitary organization’s members on our streets, terrorizing U.S. citizens, terrorizing moms, terrorizing our children,” he said.
Legal liability.
Newspapers are responsible for what they publish, as libel laws apply. Spread misinformation to millions of people and you're in deep shit - same reason why Drumpf is going after the BBC right now. Mind you libel only applies if the person or entity committing it is of a standing people would be inclined to believe - a random passersby shouting it thus isn't libel, but a major publicarion stating it, would be considered as libel.
Murder specifically has a legal definition, and to be legally called a murderer, one has to be convicted of murder. Not just charged, not just sent in front of a judge, but actually convicted. Even if the evidence presented to the public prior to a trial makes it obvious beyond a doubt, legally you can't be called a murderer until you're convicted, therefore the act itself can't be called murder by the media either.