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2-year-old boy fatally shoots himself in the head at Pullman home; man in custody: police

A man is in custody after a toddler fatally shot himself at a South Side home on Sunday afternoon, Chicago police said.

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As of May 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A man is in custody after a toddler fatally shot himself at a South Side home on Sunday afternoon, Chicago police said.
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Same-event confidenceDeveloping

The strongest left and right headlines share no substantive overlap.

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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftToddler fatally shot himself in the head, man arrested

Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report

Center2-year-old boy fatally shoots himself in the head at Pullman home; man in custody: police

ABC7chicago.com · Center · News report

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ABC7chicago.comNews report · May 24, 10:30 PM

2-year-old boy fatally shoots himself in the head at Pullman home; man in custody: police

A man is in custody after a toddler fatally shot himself at a South Side home on Sunday afternoon, Chicago police said.

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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · May 24, 7:43 PM

Toddler fatally shot himself in the head, man arrested

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A 2-year-old was fatally shot inside a Pullman home Sunday afternoon, Chicago police said. The boy was at the home around 12:40 p.m. in the 900 block of East 104th Street when he shot himse...

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WGN NewsNews report · May 24, 7:39 PM

2-year-old dead after shooting in Pullman neighborhood

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CHICAGO (WGN) — A 2-year-old boy is dead after getting hold of a gun and shooting himself on Chicago's Far South Side Sunday afternoon. According to the Chicago Police Department, the boy,...

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Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

May 24, 7:39 PM: WGN News joined the source map.

May 24, 7:43 PM: Chicago Sun-Times joined the source map.

May 24, 10:30 PM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is needs review · outlier detected.