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Retired NYPD detective charged in fatal shooting of driver on George Washington Bridge
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Covered by 6 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).
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A driver was shot on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge on Tuesday evening during rush-hour traffic, police and news reports said. Police and sources said the shooting appeared to stem from a road-rage incident. A retired NYPD detective was taken into custody on Wednesday, according to sources cited by CBS News and the New York Post. Fox News reports that the NYPD said a 62-year-old retired detective faces a murder charge. The New York Post reports that the victim was Koran Irvine, 46, a Con Edison worker and father of two.
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A driver was shot on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge on Tuesday evening during rush-hour traffic.
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- ABC News, CBS News
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- New York Post, The Washington Times
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- Fox News
Police and law enforcement sources said the shooting appeared to stem from a road-rage incident.
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- ABC News
- Right
- New York Post
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- Just the News, Fox News
A retired NYPD detective was taken into custody on Wednesday, according to sources.
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- CBS News
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- New York Post
The NYPD said a 62-year-old retired detective faces a murder charge.
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Police identified the victim as Koran Irvine, a 46-year-old Con Edison worker and father of two.
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- New York Post
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Both sides report a driver shot on the George Washington Bridge Tuesday evening and a retired NYPD detective in custody. Right-side outlets name the victim as a Con Edison worker and focus on his family and the suspect’s police past, while left-side outlets stick to the shooting and the arrest.
the left
2 outlets
Left-side headlines stick to the shooting and the arrest, using hedged wording such as possible road-rage killing and describing the victim as a father in rush-hour traffic.
Retired NYPD detective charged in deadly road rage incident
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the right
4 outlets
Right-side headlines centre the victim’s family life and the suspect’s past as a police detective, with the Post using casual words such as busted and remembered, while Fox states the murder charge plainly.
Retired NYPD detective Loaded verb“busted”Casual slang that implies guilt before any charge was filed.More neutral: arrestedDisagree with this highlight? for George Washington Bridge road rage, rush-hour shooting that left dad of 2 dead
New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines
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revealedbusted
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revealedMore neutral: reported
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Motive for fatal, rush-hour George Washington Bridge shooting revealed, victim ID’d as ConEd worker: cops
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bustedMore neutral: arrested
Casual slang that implies guilt before any charge was filed.
Retired NYPD detective busted for George Washington Bridge road rage, rush-hour shooting that left dad of 2 dead
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From the left
2 outletsLeads with
- rush-hour traffic shooting
- father shot while sitting in traffic
- retired detective in custody
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- victim’s employment with Con Edison
- murder charge against the suspect
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- CBS NewsLeft
Retired NYPD detective charged in deadly road rage incident
A 46-year-old father was shot while sitting in rush hour traffic on the George Washington Bridge, which connects New York and New Jersey. A retired NYPD detective is in custody, sources said. Tom Hanson has more.
- ABC NewsLeft
Police searching for gunman in possible road-rage killing on George Washington Bridge
An investigation is underway Wednesday to identify a suspect who fatally shot a motorist on the upper deck of New York's iconic George Washington Bridge, police said.
From the center
0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the right
4 outletsLeads with
- victim as a hardworking family man
- suspect’s former NYPD career
- road-rage motive
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- Fox NewsFar Right
Retired NYPD detective charged with murder in George Washington Bridge shooting of Con Ed worker: officials
Con Edison worker Koran Irvine was fatally shot on the George Washington Bridge before crashing into a median. A retired police officer was charged with murder.
- New York PostRight
Retired NYPD detective Loaded verb“busted”Casual slang that implies guilt before any charge was filed.More neutral: arrestedDisagree with this highlight? for George Washington Bridge road rage, rush-hour shooting that left dad of 2 dead
A retired NYPD detective was busted Wednesday in the deadly shooting of a hardworking dad of two along the George Washington Bridge in what appeared to be a fit of road rage, cops and sources said.
3 more from New York Post
- Con Ed worker fatally shot in GWB road rage incident remembered as hard working Jets fan: ‘Lived for his family 100%’
- Motive for fatal, rush-hour George Washington Bridge shooting revealed, victim ID’d as ConEd worker: cops
- Motorist killed in drive-by shooting on George Washington Bridge, suspect remains in the wind: sources
Driver is fatally shot while crossing the George Washington Bridge
A 46-year-old man was shot and killed while driving across the George Washington Bridge near the end of the evening rush, snarling traffic for hours on the busy span that connects New York City and New Jersey.
- Just the NewsFar Right
Man killed on NYC's George Washington Bridge in what investigators believe was a road-rage incident
Investigators are looking at surveillance video of the incident to help police locate the shooter.
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14 hr 19 min later
Its first report, Oct 21, 12:12 PM EDT
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No report yet
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Right
First to report
New York Post, Oct 20, 9:54 PM EDT
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- New York PostRightOct 20, 9:54 PM EDT
- The Washington TimesRightOct 21, 12:06 PM EDT
- ABC NewsLeftOct 21, 12:12 PM EDT
- Fox NewsFar RightOct 21, 7:01 PM EDT
- CBS NewsLeftOct 21, 7:26 PM EDT
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