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Local News: Minneapolis Park Police officer dies after accident on duty

Kare11: Injured park police officer dies
StarTribune: Funeral plans set for officer Mark Bedard

Minneapolis Park Police officer Mark Bedard died Friday after injuries suffered on Nov. 1 while chasing a suspect. Bedard was struck by a police vehicle while chasing the suspect on foot through an alley. Bedard suffered several broken bones and injuries to his internal organs, leading to his death on Friday.

These two versions of the story are interesting because they are covering different aspects of the events, but each address the initial incident in different ways. The Star Tribune article gives a lengthty account of the accident that led to Bedard's death, whereas Kare11 touched on it breifly. The Kare11 video addressed the press confrence, in which Andi Bedard spoke about her husband, heavily and used it as a centerpiece of the story, adding additional information around it. The StarTribune article aknowleged this press confrence through a detail photo.

The StarTribune article talks about the upcoming funeral service for Bedard, and therefore gives a fair amount of numbers including addresses, times, dates and ages. At first glance it appears cluttered, but everything is set up properly and reads very easily.

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