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4-year-old boy in critical condition after being found shot in the head at Far South Side home: CPD

Chicago Sun-Times and WLS / ABC7 Chicago describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened A 4-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was found with a gunshot wound to his head at a Far South Side home on Tuesday afternoon, Chicago police said.
The headline split The left frames it as "4-year-old in critical condition after being shot in the head". The center frames it as "4-year-old boy in critical condition after being found shot in the head at Far South Side...".
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Left / center-left4-year-old in critical condition after being shot in the head

Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report

Center4-year-old boy in critical condition after being found shot in the head at Far South Side home: CPD

WLS / ABC7 Chicago · Center · News report

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Oct 6, 11:40 PM

4-year-old boy in critical condition after being found shot in the head at Far South Side home: CPD

A 4-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was found with a gunshot wound to his head at a Far South Side home on Tuesday afternoon, Chicago police said.

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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Oct 7, 12:00 AM

4-year-old in critical condition after being shot in the head

A 4-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was shot in the head in South Deering Tuesday night, according to Chicago police. Officers responded to a residence in the 2200 block of E...

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Details43/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
43/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Oct 6, 11:40 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Oct 7, 12:00 AM: Chicago Sun-Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.