Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
NBC News'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
Multiple people, including children, died when a gunman opened fire at a Billings, Montana, home that was then set alight, authorities said Monday.
asserted
authorities → include → home
Police characterized the incident Sunday evening near the city’s West End neighborhood as a family disturbance.
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Police → characterize → disturbance
The gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot, NBC affiliate KULR of Billings reported.
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KULR → die → Billings
Interim Yellowstone County Sheriff Kent O’Donnell said at a news conference Monday that “multiple adults and multiple juveniles” died at the residence.
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adults → say → residence
The dead have been identified, he said, but the number of those killed, their names and their ages will not be released for now.
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number → identify → those
“Because of the fire and obviously water that goes to suppress that fire, it’s going to slow our investigation of the crime scene recovery of evidence,” he said.
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he → go → evidence
“So we ask for patience as we complete this investigation.”
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we → ask → investigation
Billings police and county sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the shooting in the 300 block of White Star Circle at 6:01 p.m. Sunday, Billings police said on Facebook.
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police → dispatch → Facebook
O’Donnell said gunshots could be heard during the 911 call.
uncertain
gunshots → say → call
Officers and deputies reached the scene in roughly 10 minutes and at that point heard gunfire from the back of the residence, the police department said.
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department → reach → residence
Three minutes later, the home was fully engulfed in flames, it said.
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it → engulf → flames
Video from the scene showed law enforcement officers taking cover behind patrol SUVs on the street near the home as a small tactical team behind a handheld shield moved toward the structure.
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team → show → structure
Firefighters were dispatched but may have faced water access issues and fewer fire hydrants than might be ideal, officials said.
uncertain
officials → dispatch → issues
“The delay in limited access presented significant challenges, fire conditions continued to worsen, and the residents ultimately became ... consumed by fire,” Billings Fire Chief Matt Hoppel said at Monday’s news conference.
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Hoppel → present → conference
Billings Police Sgt. Jeff Stovall said in a statement Monday that some information was being withheld “to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation.”
“There are details we simply cannot release at this time,” he said.
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he → say → time
If you or someone you know is struggling or in emotional distress, call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org 24/7, to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
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you → know → Lifeline
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