Pasadena police officer accidentally shoots colleague during horseplay with loaded guns.
Dashcam footage released in June 2026 shows a Pasadena Police Department officer accidentally shooting a colleague in the shoulder during what authorities described as 'horseplay' with loaded guns. The incident occurred in September 2025 in a police parking garage. The injured officer was seriously hurt.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
3 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Al Jazeera
ABC News
NY Post
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The split, in one line
All three outlets report the same core facts; NY Post leads with 'Bizarre moment' while ABC and Al Jazeera use more neutral framing.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Dashcam shows US cop accidentally shooting colleague during 'horseplay'”
“WATCH: California officer accidentally shot by colleague during 'horseplay'”
“Bizarre moment California cop shoots his partner in 'horseplay'”
5 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
The shooting occurred in September 2025.
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