2 custodians found shot to death at Garfield Ridge elementary school: police, union

Chicago Sun-Times and WLS / ABC7 Chicago describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedTwo custodians were found shot to death in a Southwest Side school building on Monday afternoon, according to information from Chicago police and the employees' union.

What changedThe left frames it as "2 adults dead in shooting inside Garfield Ridge elementary school, police say". The center frames it as "2 dead in shooting at Southwest Side elementary school".

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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54WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "2 adults dead in shooting inside Garfield Ridge elementary school, police say". The center frames it as "2 dead in shooting at Southwest Side elementary school".

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Aug 10, 10:05 PM: WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) joined the source map.

Aug 10, 10:33 PM: Chicago Sun-Times joined the source map.

Aug 11, 12:11 AM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center-left ·News report

Chicago Sun-Times1h ago

2 adults dead in shooting inside Garfield Ridge elementary school, police say

Two custodians were fatally shot inside Mark Twain Elementary School in Garfield Ridge on Monday afternoon in an apparent murder-suicide, according to preliminary police radio transmissions...

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Center ·News report

WLS / ABC7 Chicago5m ago