National Guard Member Shot While Breaking Up Fight in Washington; Suspect Wounded in Return Fire
Photo: APA National Guard member was shot and injured in Washington late Sunday while trying to break up a fight, and the suspected shooter was also wounded when Guard members returned fire, police said Monday. The shooting happened at about 11:10 p.m. in the Eastern Market neighborhood. Seven or eight Guard members were in a parked van monitoring the fight, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The suspect, identified as Jackson, was previously convicted on two counts of assaulting a police officer.
At the time of writing, left-leaning outlets had not reported this story, while alternative/independent and right-leaning outlets had. Right-leaning coverage leads with the shooting of a Guard member. The Blaze cites the police department, calls the suspect's role alleged and adds his prior convictions, while the Daily Caller headline stresses the suspect being wounded in return fire. The alternative source, AP, leads with police statements, the injury to the Guard member and the exchange of fire. All outlets agree on the basic sequence of events; the main difference is that the suspect's record appears only in the right-leaning excerpt.
How the sides differ Left sources have not covered it; right sources add the suspect's prior convictions, while alternative sources center on police statements and the exchange of fire.
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AP leads with the police account that a Guard member was shot while breaking up a fight and that the suspect was hit in an exchange of fire, citing police.
The Blaze cites the Metropolitan Police, describes the brawl and van, and notes the suspect's prior convictions. The Daily Caller headline highlights the shooting and the suspect wounded in return fire.