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New video shows chaotic moments before Senatobia police shot toddler

New York Times US and Mississippi Today describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Newly released video shows the chaotic moments before a Mississippi police officer fired into a car outside a Senatobia Walmart in June, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.
The headline split The left frames it as "New Video Shows Chaotic Moments Before Police Shot 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley". The center frames it as "New video shows chaotic moments before Senatobia police shot toddler".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftNew Video Shows Chaotic Moments Before Police Shot 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley

New York Times US · Center-left · News report

CenterNew video shows chaotic moments before Senatobia police shot toddler

Mississippi Today · Center · News report

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Mississippi TodayNews report · Oct 21, 4:00 AM

New video shows chaotic moments before Senatobia police shot toddler

Newly released video shows the chaotic moments before a Mississippi police officer fired into a car outside a Senatobia Walmart in June, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.

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New York Times USNews report · Oct 21, 3:23 AM

New Video Shows Chaotic Moments Before Police Shot 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley

The body-camera and surveillance footage provides the first glimpse of a confrontation in a Walmart parking lot that left 1-year-old Kohen Wiley dead.

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Oct 21, 4:00 AM: Mississippi Today joined the source map.

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