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Two 18-year-old suspects arrested after shots fired at occupied Victorville home

KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) and KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Two 18-year-old suspects arrested after shots fired at occupied Victorville home.
The headline split KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "Two 18-year-old suspects arrested after shots fired at occupied Victorville home". KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) frames it as "18-year-old arrested after 15-year-old stabbed in Freeland, deputies say".
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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Oct 18, 5:42 AM

Two 18-year-old suspects arrested after shots fired at occupied Victorville home

Two 18-year-old suspects were arrested after shots were fired at an occupied home in Victorville. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department identified the suspects as Uvell Blackwell-J...

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Oct 18, 5:35 AM

18-year-old arrested after 15-year-old stabbed in Freeland, deputies say

Deputies said a 15-year-old boy was airlifted to Harborview after being stabbed during a fight in Freeland. An 18-year-old suspect was arrested.

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Oct 18, 5:35 AM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Oct 18, 5:42 AM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.

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