Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
9%
2 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
29
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A masked gunman accidentally shot during the chaotic break-in of a Canadian CEO’s home was quizzed by the authorities while he was at the hospital – before being allowed to walk free.
asserted
he → shoot → hospital
Toronto native Daijohn Richards, 23, faces armed robbery charges and has a Canada-wide warrant out for his arrest over the break-in that unfolded Thursday at the $2.1 million property belonging to MAC Group CEO David Morton.
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that → face → Morton
Morton, 75, his wife, Doriana Zohil-Morton, and their adult daughters were attacked — allegedly by Richards and two other men — but amid the chaos that unfolded in the Bridle Path neighborhood, Richards was shot by one of the culprits, according to investigators.
He checked himself into a city hospital having sustained a shoulder injury – where cops conducted a “number of interactions” with him in line with a long-established policy relating to gunshot victims.
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cops → attack → victims
Richards was discharged rather than arrested – as cops didn’t have enough evidence at that point to pin the crime on him.
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cops → discharge → him
That was before police named him as a suspect Saturday.
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police → name → suspect
“What [investigators] need to make sure is that we ironclad a conviction and we don’t just go off on suspicion,” Inspector Kristy Smith told reporters at a press conference, explaining why Richards wasn’t arrested at the hospital.
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Richards → need → hospital
“When we are making an arrest, it’s based on reasonable and probable grounds – which is what is required for us by law to make an arrest.”
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what → make → arrest
Richards was not formally named as a suspect until Saturday – and he’s wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant on charges including robbery with a firearm, aggravated assault, and is also accused of discharging a firearm with the intent to wound.
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he → name → intent
The police revelation that Richards wasn’t arrested at the scene sparked widespread fury online – with police forced to issue a further explanation.
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police → arrest → explanation
“We want to address some confusion surrounding the investigation into the home invasion in the Bridle Path neighbourhood,” Toronto cops said.
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cops → want → neighbourhood
“Investigators immediately recognized the potential connection between the home invasion and the individual who showed up at hospital with a gunshot wound.
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who → recognize → wound
But recognizing a potential suspect and having enough evidence to arrest them are two different things
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recognizing → recognize → them
Police need reasonable grounds, supported by evidence, to make an arrest.”
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Police → need → arrest
Comments were turned off – seemingly a firewall to shield law enforcement from being bombarded by critics.
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Comments → turn → critics
Cops have not released any other information about the two other men – only describing them as “armed and dangerous.”
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Cops → release → them
Morton, meanwhile, has since spoken of his family’s trauma following the break-in – that saw the suspects demand valuables before gunshots were fired.
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gunshots → speak → valuables
Morton and his adult daughters, Maggie and Cristina, were shot, while Doriana was attacked with the hammer, police said, according to the Toronto Sun.
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police → shoot → Sun
But the CEO said all four members of his family were attacked with the hammer.
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members → say → hammer
“It is difficult to put into words the trauma of experiencing something so horrific in the one place where everyone should feel safest: their own home,” he said in a statement seen by The Post.
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he → put → Post
“No family should ever have to experience this.
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family → have → this
People should be able to sleep peacefully in their homes without fear of armed individuals breaking in and threatening their lives.”
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individuals → sleep → lives
He urged anyone with information about the suspects to come forward – while also revealing that his family’s priority is “getting through this together.”
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priority → urge → this
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