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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Sep 20, 3:16 AM
3 hurt, including police officer, in shooting near Notre Dame Stadium during football game
3 hurtStadium
Police believe the officer was hit by either shrapnel or a ricochet.
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4 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 4h ago
Mostly Same
3 hurt, including police officer, in shooting near Notre Dame Stadium during football game
Most headlines are identical, with one source slightly rephrasing the number of injured and location of the shooting.
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MOSTLY SAME
As of September 20, 2026 at 3:52 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Police believe the officer was hit by either shrapnel or a ricochet.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence High confidence. 4 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMostly same
15/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftInjured police officer stands for first time after being struck by fleeing car
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
Center3 hurt, including police officer, in shooting near Notre Dame Stadium during football game
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightSearch underway for suspected gunman outside Notre Dame football game vs Michigan State
Fox News · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Sep 20, 3:52 AM
Police officer among 2 people shot near Notre Dame campus, officials say
2 people shotcampusofficials say
Two people were hurt in a shooting Saturday near the University of Notre Dame, in South Bend, Indiana. Police say one of those people was an officer, who was possibly hit by a bullet that r...
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Sep 20, 1:49 AM
Injured police officer stands for first time after being struck by fleeing car
A police officer critically injured when he was struck by a fleeing vehicle near Palmerston North has stood with assistance for the first time.
Center-rightMixed
Fox NewsNews report · Sep 20, 1:12 AM
Search underway for suspected gunman outside Notre Dame football game vs Michigan State
Police launched a search near Eddy Street Commons for a suspected gunman as Notre Dame's football game against Michigan State was still underway.
Details15/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 4 sources
15/99 Wording GapHigh confidence4 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 12 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 20, 1:12 AM: Fox News joined the source map.
Sep 20, 1:49 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Sep 20, 3:16 AM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.
Sep 20, 3:52 AM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 15/99 and story health is stable · 12 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.