Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
The Independent's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Los Angeles police officer responding to a chaotic Halloween party, according to reports.
uncertain
pedestrian → hit → reports
The incident unfolded Saturday after officers with the Los Angeles Police Department received reports around 10:30 p.m. that shots had been fired at a massive house party.
asserted
shots → unfold → party
The event, attended by around 300 people, was located in Sherman Oaks.
asserted
event → attend → Oaks
The officer, driving a police cruiser, struck a female pedestrian in the neighboring Valley Glen area in the San Fernando Valley while en route to the party, police told CBS LA.
asserted
police → drive → LA
Both officers in the cruiser remained at the scene, where the 32-year-old mom was pronounced dead, authorities confirmed.
asserted
authorities → remain → scene
The Independent has contacted the LAPD for further comment on the incident.
asserted
Independent → contact → incident
A spokesperson for the police department told KTLA that the collision occurred at around 11:30 p.m. near a marked crosswalk.
asserted
collision → tell → crosswalk
The cruiser had its lights and sirens on at the time.
asserted
lights → have → time
Police have yet to release the 32-year-old’s name.
asserted
Police → have → name
Speaking toThe Los Angeles Times, LAPD Lieutenant Elpidio Orozco said the victim’s name will be confirmed once her family have been notified, adding that the police department’s Multidisciplinary Collision Investigation Team is investigating.
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Team → speak → Times
Orozco added that the car was responding to the Van Nuys Division and was from the North Hollywood Division.
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car → add → Division
The victim’s family told CBS LA that they are “devastated” and said that the victim is survived by her two daughters.
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victim → tell → daughters
A witness described hearing the crash from roughly 30 feet away.
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witness → describe → crash
“What I heard was a loud thud…caught my attention because it wasn’t loud enough to be a gunshot but it didn’t sound like a car accident,” the witness told CBS LA.
asserted
witness → hear → LA
“I see one cop car in the middle of the street, sideways, then I see a cop a couple feet from the curb looking into the street.
asserted
I → see → street
“And I look into the street, and you could see the body in the middle of the street on the floor.”
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you → look → floor
The police department told ABC7 that no injuries were reported at the party, which was cleared by authorities - although they did not note if a firearm was found at the massive event.
asserted
firearm → tell → event
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