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Border officers fire at grand theft suspect at San Ysidro crossing after chase

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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Customs and Border Protection officers fired shots at a suspected grand theft auto driver near the San Ysidro Port of Entry on the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday evening, ending a pursuit that began in Jurupa Valley, California, after Riverside County sheriff’s deputies tried to stop the vehicle. The chase covered about 120 miles. The California Highway Patrol confirmed the shots, according to CBS Los Angeles. Authorities had not said what prompted the gunfire or whether the suspect was struck. NewsNation reports the port of entry has reopened after the shooting and chase. The New York Post reports the suspect was arrested near the border.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. A suspected grand theft auto driver led Riverside County deputies on a chase of about 120 miles from Jurupa Valley toward the Mexican border on Wednesday evening.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    RedState

  2. Border officers fired shots at the suspect near the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

    Reported byCenter1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    RedState

  3. Authorities had not explained what prompted the gunfire, and it was unclear whether the suspect was struck.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    RedState

  4. The New York Post reports the suspect was arrested near the border after the pursuit ended.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  5. The border crossing was closed for about nine hours, and the port of entry has since reopened.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    New York Post

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report a chase from Jurupa Valley to the San Ysidro crossing that ended in shots fired by border officers. Right-side outlets stress the flight toward Mexico and use more dramatic wording, while the center headline reports the shooting and the crossing’s reopening.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    NewsNation’s headline reports the shooting, the chase and the port’s reopening in neutral terms, without the suspect’s motive or the wording used on the right.

    San Ysidro Port of Entry reopens after shooting and police chase
    NewsNationCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines foreground the gunfire and the chase; the New York Post states it as a news report, while Far Right RedState uses dramatic wording such as wild dash and ends with a bang.

    Gunfire erupts at border crossing as officers confront grand theft suspect fleeing to Mexico
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left

    Has not covered this story.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right2

    mad dashWild Dash

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    mad dashMore neutral: attempt to flee

    The phrase adds drama to a report of a vehicle fleeing police.

    …car thief in California apparently thought he could outrun the law by making a mad dash for the Mexican border.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    Wild DashMore neutral: flight

    The dramatic wording goes beyond the reported facts of a vehicle pursuit.

    Suspected Car Thief's Wild Dash for the Mexican Border Ends With a Bang

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

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See for yourself

Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

0 outlets

No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the shooting
  • the chase
  • reopening of the port of entry
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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • gunfire at the border
  • the 120-mile pursuit
  • suspect fleeing to Mexico
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  • RedStateFar Right

    Suspected Car Thief's Sensational language“Wild Dash”The dramatic wording goes beyond the reported facts of a vehicle pursuit.More neutral: flightDisagree with this highlight? for the Mexican Border Ends With a Bang

    A suspected car thief in California apparently thought he could outrun the law by making a Sensational language“mad dash”The phrase adds drama to a report of a vehicle fleeing police.More neutral: attempt to fleeDisagree with this highlight? for the Mexican border. Instead, his nearly 120-mile police chase ended with a bang after federal agents opened fire on him.

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  • New York PostRight

    Gunfire erupts at border crossing as officers confront grand theft suspect fleeing to Mexico

    The suspect after he took Riverside County Sheriff's deputies on a 120-mile pursuit from Jurupa Valley to the San Ysidro crossing.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    First to report

    NewsNation, Nov 5, 1:39 PM EST

  • Right

    51 min later

    Its first report, Nov 5, 2:31 PM EST

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  1. NewsNationCenterNov 5, 1:39 PM EST
  2. New York PostRightNov 5, 2:31 PM EST
  3. RedStateFar RightNov 5, 3:09 PM EST

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