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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Jul 19, 11:59 PM
Child found dead after Columbia shooting, police say
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A juvenile male is dead after a shooting in Columbia on Saturday night.
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Child found dead after Columbia shooting, police say
A juvenile male is dead after a shooting in Columbia on Saturday night.
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As of July 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A juvenile male is dead after a shooting in Columbia on Saturday night.
The headline split WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Child found dead after Columbia shooting, police say". WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) frames it as "Two dead, multiple injured in deadly Asheville shooting".
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WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Jul 19, 10:37 PM
Two dead, multiple injured in deadly Asheville shooting
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According to officials with the Asheville Police Department, they were called to the area of Biltmore Avenue for a deadly shooting.
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Jul 19, 10:37 PM: WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) joined the source map.
Jul 19, 11:59 PM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.
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