Police recover ‘ghost gun,’ seek third suspect in deadly Seattle festival shooting

NBC News and KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedSeattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said detectives recovered a privately made 9 mm "ghost gun" with an extended magazine and later found a Glock pistol.

What changedThe left frames it as "Ghost gun recovered in deadly Seattle festival shooting". The center frames it as "Police recover ‘ghost gun,’ seek third suspect in deadly Seattle festival shooting".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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43WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Ghost gun recovered in deadly Seattle festival shooting". The center frames it as "Police recover ‘ghost gun,’ seek third suspect in deadly Seattle festival shooting".

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Jul 28, 9:31 PM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Jul 28, 10:06 PM: NBC News joined the source map.

Jul 28, 11:14 PM: New York Times US joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center-left ·News report

NBC News2h ago

Ghost gun recovered in deadly Seattle festival shooting

Seattle officials said that the teen suspect may have been using a ghost gun and that they want to hear from one person who was treated for gunshot wounds.

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Center-left ·News report

New York Times US46m ago

Ghost Gun Was Used in Seattle Festival Shooting, Police Say

Untraceable firearms purchased without background checks and assembled from parts that have no serial numbers remain a growing problem, despite Biden-era prohibitions.

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)1h ago

Police recover ‘ghost gun,’ seek third suspect in deadly Seattle festival shooting

Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said detectives recovered a privately made 9 mm "ghost gun" with an extended magazine and later found a Glock pistol.

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