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One dead, six hurt in shooting at Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).

5 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Police in Fairfield, California, said a shooting on Friday night at the Spirit Halloween store inside Solano Town Center left one person dead and six others wounded. They said they responded around 8:30 p.m. and that seven people had gunshot wounds, one of whom later died. At least three victims were reported in critical condition. The suspect had not been identified, and the site remained an active crime scene where officers were talking to witnesses.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Police said a shooting on Friday night left one person dead and six others injured.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Boston Globe
    Left
    ABC News
    Right
    New York Post

  2. Police said multiple people were shot at a mall near a Spirit Halloween store, prompting a large emergency response.

    Across the spectrumReported byFar Left1Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Boston Globe
    Left
    ABC News
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  3. Police said the shooting took place at the Spirit Halloween store inside Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Boston Globe
    Left
    ABC News

  4. Police said seven people had gunshot wounds and that at least three victims were in critical condition.

    One outletThe Boston Globe· Far Left

  5. Police said the location remained an active crime scene and officers were talking to witnesses to identify the suspect.

    One outletThe Boston Globe· Far Left

How each side tells it

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Every side reports one person killed and six injured in a shooting on Friday night at a Spirit Halloween store in a California mall. The left frames it through police attribution and the mall's location in Fairfield, while the right stresses the emergency response and the shopping-mall setting.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Both left headlines lead with the casualty count and attribute it to police; the Boston Globe runs an Associated Press report, while ABC News writes its own headline.

    1 dead, 6 injured in shooting at California Halloween store, police say
    ABC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

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

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Both right headlines lead with the scene and response: the New York Post gives the death and injury count, while the Daily Mail leads with emergency crews and an unspecified number of victims.

    One dead, 6 injured in shooting inside California Spirit Halloween at shopping mall
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Mantle found no loaded language in this coverage. Every headline and opening was checked against Mantle’s published word list, and Mantle’s AI read 4 of the 5 articles in context when it wrote the analysis. Straight reporting often has none.

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Side by side

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

From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • casualty count
  • police attribution
  • Solano Town Center location
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  • NBC NewsLeft

    Manhunt launched after California Spirit Halloween shooting leaves 1 dead, 6 injured

    A manhunt is underway for a shooter who killed one person and injured six in a Spirit Halloween store on Friday night, police in Fairfield, California said.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • The Boston GlobeFar LeftAssociated Press report

    Shooting leaves 1 dead, 6 wounded at Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California police say

    A shooting on Friday night at a mall in Fairfield has left one person dead and six wounded, California police said. Police said they responded to a shooting at around 8:30 p.m. inside Solano Town Center at the Spirit Halloween store. …

    Read at The Boston Globe (opens in a new tab)
  • ABC NewsLeft

    1 dead, 6 injured in shooting at California Halloween store, police say

    One person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a Spirit Halloween store inside the Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California, police said.

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

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

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • emergency response
  • shopping mall setting
  • casualty count

Leaves out

  • at least three victims in critical condition
  • the suspect has not been identified

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • New York PostRight

    One dead, 6 injured in shooting inside California Spirit Halloween at shopping mall

    One person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a Bay Area Spirit Halloween store on Halloween Eve.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • Daily MailRight

    Emergency crews rush to California mall near Spirit Halloween store after shooting leaves multiple victims

    Multiple people were reportedly shot at a California shopping mall near a Spirit Halloween store on Friday night, prompting a massive emergency response.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)

The stories you read build My Mix, a private picture of which sides cover the stories you choose, kept on this device. What is My Mix?

The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    1 hr 33 min later

    Its first report, Oct 31, 3:34 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    Daily Mail, Oct 31, 2:01 AM EDT

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  1. Daily MailRightOct 31, 2:01 AM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 31, 3:14 AM EDT
  3. ABC NewsLeftOct 31, 3:34 AM EDT
  4. The Boston GlobeFar LeftOct 31, 3:50 AM EDT
  5. NBC NewsLeftOct 31, 4:53 AM EDT

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