Shooting at Mall of Louisiana food court injures multiple people
A shooting occurred in the food court of the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on Thursday afternoon. Police described it as a targeted incident stemming from a fight between two groups, not a random act of violence. The number of injured reported varied across outlets, with ABC News and The Hill citing 10 injured while the NY Post reported at least 6.
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Divergence score
8 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
5 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 8 outlets placed this story
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NY Post
Washington Examiner
The Hill
ABC News
PBS NewsHour
CNN
Breitbart
New York Times
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
NY Post
At least 6 injured in 'active shooter scene' at Mall of Louisiana
early breaking news with lower casualty count
CNN
At least 10 injured, including ‘some innocent people,’ after shootout at Louisiana mall, police say - CNN
neutral
First to report
- Washington Examinerfirst
- CNN+6 min
- NY Post+12 min
- The Hill+18 min
- ABC News+36 min
- PBS NewsHour+36 min
- Breitbart+1.9 h
- New York Times+4.8 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Outlets split on casualty count, NY Post says 6, others say 10, and on key context: only ABC News reports the suspect at large and that police called it targeted, not random; PBS alone adds broader gun violence context in Louisiana.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“10 hurt in shooting at mall in Louisiana, suspect at large: Officials”ABC ABC News LEFT-CENTER
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DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Police responding to active shooter at Baton Rouge mall, Louisiana Gov. Landry says” · The Hill, PBS NewsHour
+Hide the full sourcingSee how all 8 outlets put it
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CNNCNN At least 10 injured, including ‘some innocent people,’ after shootout at Louisiana mall, police say - CNN 141d ago TNew York Times 1 Killed and 5 Injured as Shooting Erupts at Mall in Louisiana - The New York Times 141d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News 10 hurt in shooting at mall in Louisiana, suspect at large: Officials 141d ago 6 tracked claims across 8 outlets
Fact ledger
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Disputed
One person was killed in the shooting
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