Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
42%
8 of 19 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
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Outlets on this story
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Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Driver opens fire on strangers along major US interstate, tells cops he ‘had to kill people today’
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he → open → people
An Iowa man accused of opening fire on passing vehicles along an interstate and wounding a woman allegedly made a chilling admission to police after his arrest, according to court documents.
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man → accuse → documents
Andrew Darrick Tanaka, 27, of West Des Moines, faces four counts of attempted murder in Monday afternoon’s shootings along Interstate 35 in Warren County, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
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Tanaka → face → Safety
After being taken into custody, Tanaka allegedly told law enforcement, “I had to kill people today,” according to a criminal complaint and affidavit filed Tuesday in Warren County District Court.
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I → take → Court
The incident began around 3:31 p.m. Monday when authorities received multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire along the northbound lanes of I-35.
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authorities → begin → I-35
Tanaka was driving a black Chevrolet Equinox when a woman driving a black BMW passed him on the interstate, according to the affidavit.
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woman → drive → affidavit
The BMW then passed a Subaru Outback.
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BMW → pass → Outback
Investigators allege Tanaka caught up to the Subaru and fired at least two rounds through the driver’s side window, striking the woman behind the wheel in her left shoulder.
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Tanaka → allege → shoulder
He then allegedly caught up to the BMW and fired another round through its driver’s side window.
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He → catch → window
Tanaka continued north before rear-ending a gray Nissan Altima carrying two people, according to the affidavit.
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Tanaka → continue → affidavit
When the Nissan’s occupants stopped to check on him, Tanaka allegedly got out of his vehicle with a handgun and fired at least one round into the car’s windshield.
Deputies from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, officers from the West Des Moines Police Department and Iowa State Patrol troopers responded to reports of gunfire near mile marker 56.
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Deputies → stop → marker
Officers found the wounded woman and several vehicles that appeared to have been struck by gunfire.
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that → find → gunfire
The woman was taken to a hospital with injuries that authorities said did not appear to be life-threatening.
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authorities → take → injuries
Police later found Tanaka along the interstate after his vehicle became disabled after the collision.
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vehicle → find → collision
He was standing on the shoulder of the highway holding a handgun when officers arrived, according to the affidavit.
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officers → stand → affidavit
Tanaka was taken into custody without further incident.
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Tanaka → take → incident
The shootings prompted authorities to shut down the interstate for several hours while investigators processed the scene.
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investigators → prompt → scene
Tanaka was booked into the Warren County Jail on four counts of attempted murder.
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Tanaka → book → murder
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating the shootings.
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Office → investigate → shootings
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