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29-year-old suspect arrested after man found shot to death in Long Beach

KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) and New York Post describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened 29-year-old suspect arrested after man found shot to death in Long Beach.
The headline split The center frames it as "29-year-old suspect arrested after man found shot to death in Long Beach". The right frames it as "Teen arrested on murder charges after Citadel cadet and childhood friend found shot dead".
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Center29-year-old suspect arrested after man found shot to death in Long Beach

KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightTeen arrested on murder charges after Citadel cadet and childhood friend found shot dead

New York Post · Center-right · News report

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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Aug 6, 4:33 AM

29-year-old suspect arrested after man found shot to death in Long Beach

A suspect has been arrested after a 38-year-old man was found shot to death in Long Beach. Long Beach police identified the suspected gunman as Lefulefu Kaio Pasa Jr., 29, of Long Beach. On...

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New York PostNews report · Aug 6, 6:45 AM

Teen arrested on murder charges after Citadel cadet and childhood friend found shot dead

The De Land Police Department announced they arrested a 17-year-old suspect on two counts of second-degree murder.

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Aug 6, 4:33 AM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.

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Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.