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15-year-old girl arrested in southern Illinois killings of her 5 family members; boy also charged

Seven people were shot at different locations throughout East Saint Louis on Sunday. Five of them died.

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What happened Seven people were shot at different locations throughout East Saint Louis on Sunday. Five of them died.
The headline split The center frames it as "15-year-old girl arrested in southern Illinois killings of her 5 family members; boy also...". The right frames it as "2 teens charged in fatal shootings of 5 Illinois family members".
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Center15-year-old girl arrested in southern Illinois killings of her 5 family members; boy also charged

WLS / ABC7 Chicago · Center · News report

Right / center-right2 teens charged in fatal shootings of 5 Illinois family members

The Washington Times · Center-right · News report

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Jul 14, 10:50 PM

15-year-old girl arrested in southern Illinois killings of her 5 family members; boy also charged

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Seven people were shot at different locations throughout East Saint Louis on Sunday. Five of them died.

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The Washington TimesNews report · Jul 14, 9:30 PM

2 teens charged in fatal shootings of 5 Illinois family members

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Two teenagers were charged with murder Tuesday in the killings of five members of an Illinois family who were shot at three different locations.

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Details59/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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Jul 14, 9:30 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

Jul 14, 10:50 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 59/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.