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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 16, 3:07 AM
4 shot, 2 critically injured, in Auburn Gresham, Chicago police say
Four people were injured, two critically, in a shooting Saturday evening on the city's South Side, Chicago police said.
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4 shot, 2 critically injured, in Auburn Gresham, Chicago police say
Chicago Sun-Times and WLS / ABC7 Chicago describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Four people were injured, two critically, in a shooting Saturday evening on the city's South Side, Chicago police said.
The headline split The left frames it as "4 wounded in Auburn Gresham shooting". The center frames it as "4 shot, 2 critically injured, in Auburn Gresham, Chicago police say".
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Left / center-left4 wounded in Auburn Gresham shooting
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Center4 shot, 2 critically injured, in Auburn Gresham, Chicago police say
WLS / ABC7 Chicago · Center · News report
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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Aug 16, 3:08 AM
4 wounded in Auburn Gresham shooting
Four people were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening in Auburn Gresham, Chicago police said. The victims were on the sidewalk along the 8500 block of South Sangamon Street about 7:17 p.m...
Details63/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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