U.S. · Crime & justice · 17 outlets (L 2 · C 5 · R 8 · 2 not rated)
One killed, six injured in shooting at California Spirit Halloween store
One person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a Spirit Halloween store inside the Solano Town Center mall in Fairfield, California, on Friday night.[3, 8] Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall said gunfire rang out inside the store, which was packed with last-minute Halloween shoppers, at around 8:30 p.m.[8] All seven victims had gunshot wounds, including the person who died, according to CBS News and Fox News.[5, 10]
NewsNation reported that three of the six injured people being treated are in critical condition.[21] Police said no arrests have been made and are searching for the suspect.[6, 10] A survivor described escaping the store as gunfire erupted, The New York Post reported.[12]
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Of the 15 rated outlets that covered it, 2 are left of center, 5 are center and 8 are right of center (7 of them in the Right group). 2 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: HuffPost (−1.06), The New York Times (−0.70).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), Newsweek (−0.30), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), Yahoo News (+0.07).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Fox News (+1.52), IJR (+1.52), RedState (+1.87), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07), One America News Network (+2.69).
Not rated Los Angeles Times, NewsNation. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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