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Shooting

Summary: A gunman kills bystanders and himself in a Kansas City shopping mall Sunday afternoon.

The violence started when police went to check on a woman who was reported missing by her relatives. Police went to check on her but they found her dead and her car missing. A police man spotted the missing car and when pulled over the police man was shot in the arm. The driver drove to a Kansas City shopping center and killed and injured four people before taking his own life.

Challenge: The reporter did not release any of the names of the people involved in the incident.

Comparison: Both the Star & Tribune and the USA Today are using the Associated Press’s story

Opinion: This was a successful story. It gave all of the essential facts of the events that took place Sunday afternoon.

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