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Gunman kills 3 people in southern Brazil during hours-long shootout

The Canadian Press | Canada's Trusted News Leader
Summary
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82% Informative

A 45-year-old man in southern Brazil barricaded himself in a house and killed his father, brother and a police officer.

The man's father called the police to report his son’s aggressive behavior, authorities said.

When police arrived, the man started firing, hitting officers in the process.

The confrontation lasted almost 10 hours , dragging into the next morning .

VR Score

86

Informative language

85

Neutral language

69

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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