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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Adventures in headline writing

I'm trying to get back in the game, really I am! Let me start with a favorite Possumblog technique- what's wrong with this headline?
High Speed Chase Ends in Fatal Shooting
Maybe this will help-
The driver and passenger ran in different directions. After running about a half mile, Murray confronted officers from a distance of 100 yards or so. Jensen continued, "The subject raised a handgun and fired twice at my officer. And the officer returned fire with two rounds. At that point the individual took his own life with his handgun."

"After that we didn't hear anything from him," said Sgt. Jeff Nigbur. "We went down into the ravine and apparently found the subject. It looks like a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head."
So, yeah, shots were fired and somebody died. Not exactly what you think of when you hear, "fatal shooting" is it?

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