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  "slug": "shooting",
  "title": "Shooting",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/shooting/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/shooting.json",
  "summary": "Multiple shooting incidents and a mass shooting/fire with fatalities are being reported, alongside a high-profile local criminal-justice story about a judge releasing a gunman",
  "why_now": "Several independent, serious reports were published around the same time—combining an active tragedy (shooting/fire with fatalities) and a controversial criminal-justice story—producing a compound spike in searches for 'shooting.'",
  "evidence_summary": "- ABC News reporting a mass shooting and fire with 8 dead including children (Montana) - Firehouse and other outlets covering family members and local impacts related to shootings and fires - New York Post story about a judge releasing a gunman charged with shooting a service dog—coverage around criminal justice decisions",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Local News / Civic Event",
  "collected_at": "Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:30:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Local News / Civic Event",
  "score": 80.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Exclusive | Notorious bail-hating NYC judge releases gunman charged with shooting helpless service dog - New York Post",
    "8 dead, including 4 children, following shooting and fire at Montana home: Police - ABC News"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Exclusive | Notorious bail-hating NYC judge releases gunman charged with shooting helpless service dog - New York Post",
      "source": "New York Post",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiyAFBVV95cUxNeXdVMU5leXRqeElHa1R3cTdTMWx6Y0RXNUNnTlBER2FDNmlTSjlKbTQxWlhnX3VzZklRcWNzMnZiMzlqTF93dTIxb3NuUEJZcFp3UUp0UTJidHRscVZKMEYxczI4eTlUOThjZWUtTFFsTDltZVBLVHFSWVAwQ1I1YVJRSkh3SmJvSV9XWFF5c0tCWnlzWlUtSWFCZ3lZbzRzUlBqcnRiUHh6SThGeUJvUEVWNVdzempwZTF2VFZ3ZlNDd1pkZzZYMA?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202608270701_signal_Quality-2-shooting",
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