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12-year-old boy fires gun after man leaves it on bus outside Bridgeport school, police say

WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) and WLS / ABC7 Chicago describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A child fired a gun after a man left it on a school bus on the city's South Side on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said.
The headline split WLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "12-year-old boy fires gun after man leaves it on bus outside Bridgeport school, police say". WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) frames it as "12-year-old fires shots at school bus window after finding gun on Chicago's South Side".
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Center12-year-old boy fires gun after man leaves it on bus outside Bridgeport school, police say

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Sep 14, 11:17 PM

12-year-old boy fires gun after man leaves it on bus outside Bridgeport school, police say

A child fired a gun after a man left it on a school bus on the city's South Side on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said.

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Sep 14, 11:14 PM

Man taken into custody outside school after 'disturbance,' police say

Man taken into custody outside Lebanon school after 'disturbance,' police say

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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Sep 14, 9:53 PM

12-year-old fires shots at school bus window after finding gun on Chicago's South Side

A 12-year-old boy fired shots at a school bus window on Chicago's South Side on Monday after finding a gun in an unattended bag.

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Sep 14, 9:53 PM: WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) joined the source map.

Sep 14, 11:14 PM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.

Sep 14, 11:17 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.