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Deadly Washington state deputy shooting: Identities of suspect and 2 victims released

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of November 6, 2026 at 2:23 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Court documents identify the suspect and two victims in a Washington state shooting and shed light on what led up to the firefight that left a deputy dead.
The headline split WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Deadly Washington state deputy shooting: Identities of suspect and 2 victims released". KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) frames it as "Court docs: Identity of suspect in deadly Spangle shooting released, medical examiner ide...".
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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Nov 6, 2:19 AM

Deadly Washington state deputy shooting: Identities of suspect and 2 victims released

Court documents identify the suspect and two victims in a Washington state shooting and shed light on what led up to the firefight that left a deputy dead.

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Nov 6, 2:23 AM

Court docs: Identity of suspect in deadly Spangle shooting released, medical examiner identifies two victims

Court documents show the suspect, Ryan Larsen, was the one who allegedly shot and killed two people, with officials confirming one deputy's death Wednesday.

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Nov 6, 2:19 AM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Nov 6, 2:23 AM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 6 sources · 1 bucket.