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Police identify gunman in Washington DC shooting that left one dead and four injured

BBC News - US & Canada and Daily Mail UK describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened One victim is in a critical condition and three others have non life-threatening injuries, officials say.
The headline split The center frames it as "Police identify gunman in Washington DC shooting that left one dead and four injured". The right frames it as "Washington DC gunman is dead after opening fire on gym - killing one and leaving another...".
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CenterPolice identify gunman in Washington DC shooting that left one dead and four injured

BBC News - US & Canada · Center · News report

Right / center-rightWashington DC gunman is dead after opening fire on gym - killing one and leaving another person critically injured - in morning a...

Daily Mail UK · Right · News report

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BBC News - US & CanadaNews report · Nov 12, 9:52 PM

Police identify gunman in Washington DC shooting that left one dead and four injured

One victim is in a critical condition and three others have non life-threatening injuries, officials say.

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Daily Mail UKNews report · Nov 12, 9:35 PM

Washington DC gunman is dead after opening fire on gym - killing one and leaving another person critically injured - in morning attack that ended in luxury apartment standoff

Dr Matt Lambert, 55, has been identified as the shooter who killed one and injured four others in Washington, DC, on Thursday morning.

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Nov 12, 9:35 PM: Daily Mail UK joined the source map.

Nov 12, 9:52 PM: BBC News - US & Canada joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 71/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.