Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
National Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A Toronto father and his adult daughter are fighting for their lives in hospital after being shot during a violent home invasion in their affluent neighbourhood early Thursday morning.
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father → fight → neighbourhood
Two other members, the man’s wife and other daughter, are also in hospital with what Toronto Police Service said are non-life-threatening injuries suffered as a result of the incident in the Bridle Path area.
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Service → say → area
In a Thursday morning news conference, holdup squad Insp. Kristy Smith said officers were dispatched to the home on Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East around 4 a.m., where three masked suspects armed with handguns forced their way in through a rear door.
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suspects → say → door
One also carried a hammer, but Smith said it’s unclear if it was used to break into the home.
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it → carry → home
“Once inside, they confronted the family,” Smith said.
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Smith → confront → family
“A struggle ensued during this altercation, in which the suspects fired their guns multiple times, and one victim was struck with a hammer.”
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victim → ensue → hammer
At this time, police don’t believe the victims returned fire.
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victims → believe → fire
Smith said it was too early to determine if the home was targeted or the suspect’s motive, though she did imply it could be another case of a home invasion for the purpose of stealing a high-end vehicle, incidents of which she said are on the rise.
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she → say → rise
“Typically in an affluent neighbourhood come nice things, and there’s always people out there that want to acquire nice things.
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that → come → things
And carjackings used to be a way that criminals would acquire cars.
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criminals → use → cars
That seems to have transitioned into breaking into a home to steal a vehicle,” she said, noting the homeowner’s vehicle was not stolen.
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vehicle → seem → vehicle
Smith went on to say citizens “can’t go around always being paranoid about having nice things,” but they should “be ultra aware” of whether they are being followed and contact 911 if they feel like they are.
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they → go → 911
About 30 minutes after the incident, police also responded to a shooting in the area of The Queensway and Parkside Drive, at the opposite end of the city, where one adult male arrived at a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
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male → respond → wound
It’s unknown where the incident took place, and there’s no information about a suspect.
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incident → ’ → suspect
“We are aware of that incident, and I can’t say whether it’s connected or not,” Smith said, “but it’s definitely something that we’re going to investigate so that we can draw that connection if there is one.”
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we → say → connection
Bridle Path residents can expect an increased police presence in the days ahead as police investigate and step up patrols.
“We recognize
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We → expect → patrols
disturbing an incident like this is not only for the victims, but also for the residents and the entire community, including the loved ones of the extended family
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incident → include → family
People should be able to feel safe in their homes.
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People → feel → homes
I want to assure residents that us as the Toronto Police Service will do everything that we can to identify, locate, and bring these suspects to criminal justice.”
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we → want → justice
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
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Anyone → ask → police
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