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Gary shootings leave 10-year-old dead, several injured

A 10-year-old boy was killed and several others injured in two separate shootings in Gary early Sunday, with police believing the shootings are unrelated and urging anyone with information to contact detectives.

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As of July 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A 10-year-old boy was killed and several others injured in two separate shootings in Gary early Sunday, with police believing the shootings are unrelated and urging anyone with information to contact detectives.
The headline split WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) frames it as "Gary shootings leave 10-year-old dead, several injured". WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "Series of overnight shootings in Boston leave at least 2 dead".
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CenterGary shootings leave 10-year-old dead, several injured

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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Jul 5, 7:13 PM

Gary shootings leave 10-year-old dead, several injured

A 10-year-old boy was killed and several others injured in two separate shootings in Gary early Sunday, with police believing the shootings are unrelated and urging anyone with information...

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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Jul 5, 7:31 PM

Series of 5 overnight shootings in Boston leave at least 2 dead

Multiple people were injured in two Boston shootings on Saturday night, according to Boston police.

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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Jul 5, 7:14 PM

Man dead, child injured in Stockton crash

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A solo-vehicle crash in Stockton on Friday left a man dead and a boy injured, according to police.

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Jul 5, 6:54 PM

10-year-old Chicago boy killed, 7 others injured in 2 separate Gary shootings minutes apart: police

Two separate shootings that happened minutes apart overnight left a child dead and at least seven others injured in northwest Indiana, police said Sunday.

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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Jul 5, 4:29 PM

Series of overnight shootings in Boston leave at least 2 dead

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Multiple people were injured in two Boston shootings on Saturday night, according to Boston police.

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Jul 5, 4:29 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.

Jul 5, 6:54 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Jul 5, 7:13 PM: WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) joined the source map.

Jul 5, 7:14 PM: KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 5 sources · 1 bucket.