Armed suspect barricades on SEPTA bus after two women found shot in burning Philadelphia home
Police in Philadelphia say a suspected gunman barricaded himself on an empty SEPTA bus in the Fox Chase area after two women were found shot in a burning house in East Mount Airy. Both women died in hospital.
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Left · 1Police in Philadelphia said a suspected gunman barricaded himself inside a transit bus in the north-west of the city after allegedly shooting and killing two women nearby. CBS NewsLC “Police say a suspected gunman has barricaded himself inside a transit bus in northwest Philadelphia after allegedly shooting and killing two women nearby.” Read at CBS News ↗ Left · 1Firefighters were called to a house fire on Williams Avenue in East Mount Airy at about 3.45am on Monday 12 October, and paramedics received calls about a possible shooting at the same burning property. MetroLC “Firefighters rushed to a house fire in Williams Avenue in East Mount Airy at about 3.45am on Monday.”“At the same time paramedics got calls about a possible shooting at the burning property.” Read at Metro ↗ Left · 1Police said first responders found two women inside the burning home who had both been shot in the head; both were taken to a nearby hospital, where they died. MetroLC “First responders found two women inside the burning home after they had both been shot in the head, police said.”“The two women were taken to a nearby hospital where they both died from their injuries, according to police.” Read at Metro ↗
Left · 1From around 5.45am a man barricaded himself inside a SEPTA bus in the Fox Chase section of the city; police said this may be connected to the shooting. MetroLC “Police said the bus siege may be connected to the man who barricaded himself inside a SEPTA bus” Read at Metro ↗ Left · 1Detectives said the man on the bus is armed, and that there were no other passengers aboard; police have surrounded the vehicle. MetroLC “Detectives said the man on the bus is armed but there were no other passengers onboard the SEPTA bus.”“A double murder suspect has barricaded himself on a bus and is surrounded by police.” Read at Metro ↗ Left · 1The coverage so far does not say how the standoff ended, name the suspect or the victims, or give a motive or any relationship between them. MetroLC “A SEPTA bus has been surrounded by police after a double shooting” Read at Metro ↗
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Left2 outlets
- Framing
- Both outlets lead with the bus standoff and the police account of two women killed; Metro adds the sequence of the house fire, shooting calls and the bus siege.
- Emphasis
- The armed man on the bus and the two women found shot in the head in a burning home.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither names the suspect or victims, gives a motive, or says how the standoff ended.
- Charged language
- “double murder suspect”“bus siege”
Centre0 outlets
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Right0 outlets
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What every side reports
- A suspected gunman barricaded himself on a bus in north-west Philadelphia.
- Two women were allegedly shot and killed nearby, according to police.
Left2 articles
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MetroLC ·
Armed man barricades himself on bus after ‘shooting two women in the head in burning building’
Neutral Police-sourced breaking report linking the house fire shooting to a bus standoff, calling the man a 'double murder suspect'.
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Suspected gunman barricades self on Philadelphia bus after killing 2 women, police say
Neutral Headline and lede attribute the account to police, describing a 'suspected gunman' who allegedly killed two women.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 12 Oct 15:59 First MetroLC Armed man barricades himself on bus after ‘shooting two women in the head in burning building’
- 12 Oct 21:47 +5h 48m CBS NewsLC Suspected gunman barricades self on Philadelphia bus after killing 2 women, police say
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