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3 found dead with likely gunshot wounds amid L.A. County fire investigation
KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles reaches for "apparent" where WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) stays flat.
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What happened3 found dead with likely gunshot wounds amid L.A. County fire investigation.
The headline splitKTLA frames it as "3 found dead with likely gunshot wounds amid L.A. County fire investigation". WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) frames it as "Man found dead in Spring Hill neighborhood: sheriff".
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Center3 found dead with likely gunshot wounds amid L.A. County fire investigation
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3 found dead with likely gunshot wounds amid L.A. County fire investigation
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