People in democracies get rights, roads and highways because it makes them productive to the government and contribute to the economy and taxes, not because they are better people.
If citizens are outside that loop (like an easily replaceable factory worker) then they don’t need to spend money on them or their rights.
In the very first article within hours of it happening, I read that the secret service fired at the dude and he ran away. (I guess they missed?)
Since I see titles being intentionally ambiguous about the shots, like if he was shot at again.