BND - Mass shooting leaves 9 dead in Erie, Pennsylvania

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Mass shooting leaves 9 dead in Erie, Pennsylvania

Oct 10, 12 PM ET to Oct 13, 6 PM ET

34outlets carried it
🫏14 · 7 · 13🐘left · center · right
3.3 dayson the front pages
33front pages at once, at its peak
21 minof TV captions
7radio newscasts
2 of 2parts of a saga

👣 How this story traveled: from the front pages that broke it, out through TV, radio and the shows, into what people retold and what fact-checkers examined, and on into the saga it is part of. Everything here is matched to the story by our tools, so a link can be wrong; the trackers' pages say how each is made.

Oct 10, 12 PM ETfirst on a front page: HuffPost
Oct 10, 3 PM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
Oct 10, 8 PM ETfirst on TV: Fox News
Oct 11, 7 AM ETpeak: on 33 front pages

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 10, 12 PM to Oct 13, 6 PM ET (peak 33), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right

Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

📡 wire copy: 2 outlets ran the AP, Reuters headline nearly word for word (HuffPost, The Epoch Times)

📌 linked by aggregators: Google News Drudge Report

💬 quoted: “I have not seen anything like this” “Devastating” “horrific” “DEEPLY DISTURBING” “gunman opened fire” “deeply disturbing” 2

🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 including suspect 🫏 shooting leaves 9 dead 🐘 nine dead

✏️ 19 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

ABC News (3 wordings): “9 people killed in mass shooting at home: Police” → “8 people killed in mass shooting at home: Police”
AP (4 wordings): “9 dead after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, governor says; suspected shooter also dead” → “Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say - AP News”
BBC (4 wordings): “Nine dead in mass shooting at Pennsylvania home” → “Two children and pregnant woman among 8 shot dead at Pennsylvania house”
CBS News (5 wordings): “Multiple people, including 2 children, killed in reported mass shooting in Erie” → “8 killed, including 2 children, in mass shooting in Erie; suspect also dead”
Fox News (2 wordings): “Multiple people killed in Pennsylvania shooting; suspected gunman found dead: report” → “Police confirm 9 dead in Pennsylvania shooting, describe scene as 'horrific'”
HuffPost (3 wordings): “9 Dead After Shooting In Northern Pennsylvania” → “Shooting Leaves 9 Dead Including Suspect In Erie, Pennsylvania, Police Say”
NBC News (4 wordings): “DEVELOPING: Nine people are dead after a shooting in Pennsylvania on Friday night, officials say” → “Victims of Pennsylvania mass shooting included gunman’s pregnant daughter”
New York Post (4 wordings): “9 people, including 2 children, dead in suspected murder-suicide at home” → “A gunman killed eight people, including seven relatives, in Erie, Pennsylvania, before taking his own life. Police are seeking a motive.”
Newsweek (2 wordings): “Multiple Killed in ‘Devastating’ Pennsylvania Mass Shooting” → “2 Children, Pregnant Woman Among 9 Killed in ‘Devastating’ Pennsylvania Mass Shooting”
Reuters (2 wordings): “Nine dead in Erie, Pennsylvania, mass shooting” → “Erie, Pennsylvania shooter killed 8 people, then himself, police say”
Straight Arrow News (2 wordings): “9 dead after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania” → “9 dead, including gunman, 2 children, after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania”
The Gateway Pundit (2 wordings): “Nine People Killed in Shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania” → “Nine People Killed in Shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania – Details to Come – Shooter Among Dead”
The Hill (2 wordings): “9 people dead in Erie, Pennsylvania mass shooting” → “9 people dead in Erie mass shooting”
The Sun (2 wordings): “'DEEPLY DISTURBING' Children and pregnant woman among nine dead in horror mass shooting after ‘gunman opened fire’ at US home” → “'DEEPLY DISTURBING' Children & pregnant woman among 9 dead in horror shooting at US home”
The Washington Post (2 wordings): “8 dead in mass killing in Erie, Pennsylvania, authorities say” → “8 killed, including 2 young children, in Erie, Pa. shooting, authorities say”
Townhall (3 wordings): “Nine Dead, Including Two Children, in Erie Mass Shooting Scott McClallen” → “Mass Shooting Nine Dead, Including Two Children, in Erie Mass Shooting Scott McClallen”
USA Today (5 wordings): “Nine people, including the suspected gunman, were killed in a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say” → “Adult victims, suspected shooter ID'd in Erie, Pennsylvania mass shooting”
Washington Examiner (2 wordings): “Erie shooting leaves nine dead, Pennsylvania governor says” → “Erie shooting leaves nine dead, governor says”
Yahoo News (4 wordings): “9 killed in Pennsylvania shooting as police cite 'deeply disturbing' circumstances” → “Adult victims, suspected shooter ID'd in Erie mass shooting as officials search for motive”

Every outlet's first headline (34), left to right by AllSides rating

HuffPost 9 Dead After Shooting In Northern Pennsylvania Oct 10, 12 PM ET
The Daily Beast Children Among 8 Shot Dead at Pennsylvania Home Oct 10, 6 PM ET
The Guardian Nine people, including children, dead after mass shooting in Pennsylvania Oct 10, 12 PM ET
ABC News 9 people killed in mass shooting at home: Police Oct 10, 2 PM ET
AP 9 dead after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, governor says; suspected shooter also dead Oct 10, 1 PM ET
CBS News Multiple people, including 2 children, killed in reported mass shooting in Erie Oct 10, 7 AM ET
CNN 2 children, pregnant woman among family killed in shooting at Erie, Pennsylvania residence, police say Oct 10, 6 PM ET
Los Angeles Times 8 dead after shooting in Erie, Pa., police say. Gunman also dead Oct 10, 2 PM ET
NBC News DEVELOPING: Nine people are dead after a shooting in Pennsylvania on Friday night, officials say Oct 10, 2 PM ET
PBS NewsHour Authorities name the gunman and most of the 8 victims in last week's Erie mass shooting Oct 12, 6 PM ET
The Independent Gunman kills pregnant woman, 2 children and 5 others in massacre of Pennsylvania family Oct 10, 6 PM ET
The Washington Post 8 dead in mass killing in Erie, Pennsylvania, authorities say Oct 10, 3 PM ET
USA Today Nine people, including the suspected gunman, were killed in a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say Oct 10, 2 PM ET
Yahoo News 9 killed in Pennsylvania shooting as police cite 'deeply disturbing' circumstances Oct 10, 1 PM ET
BBC Nine dead in mass shooting at Pennsylvania home Oct 10, 2 PM ET
Chicago Tribune 9 dead, including gunman, after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania: ‘I have not seen anything like this’ Oct 10, 2 PM ET
Newsweek Multiple Killed in ‘Devastating’ Pennsylvania Mass Shooting Oct 10, 6 AM ET
Reuters Nine dead in Erie, Pennsylvania, mass shooting Oct 10, 6 PM ET
Scripps News Crime Erie, Pennsylvania, shooting kills 9, including 2 children Justin Boggs Oct 10, 11 AM ET
Straight Arrow News 9 dead after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania Oct 10, 2 PM ET
The Hill 9 people dead in Erie, Pennsylvania mass shooting Oct 10, 1 PM ET
Just the News Shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania results in 9 deaths: report Oct 10, 12 PM ET
The Epoch Times Shooting Leaves 9 Dead Including Suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, Police Say Oct 11, 7 AM ET
The Sun 'DEEPLY DISTURBING' Children and pregnant woman among nine dead in horror mass shooting after ‘gunman opened fire’ at US home Oct 10, 5 AM ET
Washington Examiner Erie shooting leaves nine dead, Pennsylvania governor says Oct 10, 1 PM ET
Breitbart Numerous Dead, Including Man Who Opened Fire with Handgun Inside PA Home Oct 10, 2 PM ET
Fox News Multiple people killed in Pennsylvania shooting; suspected gunman found dead: report Oct 10, 10 AM ET
IJR Nine Dead in Erie Shooting, Including Two Children Oct 10, 6 PM ET
New York Post 9 people, including 2 children, dead in suspected murder-suicide at home Oct 10, 10 AM ET
Newsmax 9 Killed in Erie, Pa., Shooting; Gunman Dead Oct 10, 3 PM ET
The Daily Wire Nine Dead, Including Two Children, In Pennsylvania Mass Shooting Oct 10, 6 PM ET
The Gateway Pundit Nine People Killed in Shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania Oct 10, 2 PM ET
The Post Millennial 9 people shot dead—including pregnant woman, two children—in suspected murder-suicide in Erie, Pennsylvania Oct 10, 6 PM ET
Townhall Nine Dead, Including Two Children, in Erie Mass Shooting Scott McClallen Oct 10, 2 PM ET

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

CNN10 min

Fox News9 min

BBC News2 min

NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA DEAL WITH MEASLES OUTBREAKS CNN, 6 min
MAN KILLS 8 IN PENNSYLVANIA HOME BEFORE TURNING GUN ON HIMSELF CNN, 4 min
REPEAT OFFENDERS ALLEGEDLY BEHIND RECENT KILLINGS Fox News, 2 min
Gunfire injures two staff at school near Marseille BBC News, 86 s
MINNESOTA HOMECOMING SHOOTING SUSPECT DUE IN COURT Fox News, 45 s
TEEN SHOOTING SUSPECT OUT ON BOND IN 2 DAYS Fox News, 45 s
MI POLICE OPEN TIP LINE RELATED TO LANSING DEATHS Fox News, 33 s
POLICE BELIEVE ALL 5 PEOPLE WHO DIED WERE HOMELESS Fox News, 29 s

📻 On the radio

NPR News Now, Oct 11, 4:09 AM ET: story 4 of 6
NPR News Now, Oct 11, 3:10 AM ET: story 2 of 4
NPR News Now, Oct 11, 1:09 AM ET: story 4 of 9
ABC News Update, Oct 11, 12:32 AM ET: story 2 of 2
ABC News Update, Oct 10, 8:32 PM ET: story 2 of 3
ABC News Update, Oct 10, 6:05 PM ET: the lead
NPR News Now, Oct 10, 3:10 PM ET: story 3 of 4

what people online made of it

🦗 Nobody's retelling it online yet, as far as the daily reports of the last week can tell.

🗣️ names in it: Erie Pennsylvania 9 Dead After Shooting In Northern Shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania Multiple people, including 2 children

what the fact-checkers looked into

🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.

the running story it belongs to

🧵 Erie family massacre

Pennsylvania shooter killed 8 including relatives and children
Oct 12, 10 AM ET
Mass shooting leaves 9 dead in Erie, Pennsylvania (this story)
Oct 10, 12 PM ET

Mass shooting leaves 9 dead in Erie, Pennsylvania

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🧵 Erie family massacre