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Former police officer Christopher Gillum arrested for allegedly planning mass shooting at New Orleans festival

Christopher Gillum, a former Chapel Hill, North Carolina police officer, was arrested Wednesday night at a hotel in Destin, Florida, while allegedly en route to carry out a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival. Authorities recovered a handgun and approximately 200 rounds of ammunition from his hotel room. Gillum was wanted by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety for terroristic threats and is being held pending extradition to Louisiana.

Divergence score

6 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 framing camps across 3 bias groups.

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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first

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CNN

Former police officer arrested for allegedly planning mass shooting at New Orleans festival

Law enforcement background emphasized

Breitbart

Police Arrest Man Who Allegedly Plotted New Orleans Mass Shooting then 'Suicide by Cop'

Suicide-by-cop angle, Second Amendment framing

How CNN and Breitbart compare across every story →

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CNNfirst
Breitbart+42 min
PBS NewsHour+1.4 h
ABC News+5.3 h
The Hill+8.1 h
NY Post+10.8 h

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The split, in one line

Most outlets report the same core facts, but CNN and ABC lead with his former police officer identity, while Breitbart emphasizes suicide by cop and the Second Amendment angle; PBS omits his name and background entirely.

How each outlet covered it