Yeah, I am thinking whack-a-mole approach on something like this.

Pretty much. Supposedly, this guy fit the description of someone seen around a rash of burglaries (that were never reported), and this gave these two men reason to corner him like an animal, and shoot him when he put up a fight.
Then someone released the video they took of the incident, thinking it would bolster their case. In reality, it backfired in a major way, and now the vast majority of people are siding with the guy they shot and killed.
Maybe, this will instigate some changes in that area (that part of the state is known for racism and "good ole' boy" networking).

Umm.... small town, small family, not particularly rich.

Actually, in some places here in America, we do the vault thing. My Dad died back in 2007, and his coffin was put in a vault, as required by the cemetery, and flooding was the given reason.

These were apparently not. Some cemeteries have not always required them. It may be that this one doesn't, or they only started requiring them in the last few years.

This is why, starting several years ago, they started emblazoning the names of the deceased on the outside of the coffin. That way, they don't have to open them up to see who belongs where.

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