New Analysis- Week 2

Suspected shooter causes school closing

The search for the man that shot an Oconto County Sheriff on Tuesday continues. The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning at Pine Acres Golf Course in the Town of Abrams.

According for Fox 11, the deputy saw a suspicious person walking near the golf course. After the deputy confronted the man, the suspicious person ran away. The man turned and shot at the deputy, and the deputy returned the fire. The subject ran into the woods.

According to NBC 26, the Oconto Falls School District decided to cancel classes for Abrams Elementary on Tuesday because of the ongoing search.

Explanation of Story:

Impact: The Oconto Falls School District decided to cancel classes for Abrams Elementary students because of the incident. This search impacted the whole community because parents had to figure out what to do with their children.

Immediacy: The incident happened around 1:30 am, and it was broadcasted later in the morning on local news stations. The broadcasting made the audience aware of the situation just hours after the incident.

Proximity: The event took place in the Northeast Wisconsin area, which makes the incident close to anyone in the area that read the story from any news outlet in the area.

 

UCLA gunman’s car found

A car was found matching the description of the UCLA gunman’s vehicle on June 3. The car was found two days after the shooting.

According to CNN, the Los Angeles Police Department, 2003 gray Nissan Sentra with a Minnesota license plate was found on Washington Place in Culver City.

Mainak Sarkar was identified as the gunman. According to  NBC 4, Sarkar drove from his home in Minneapolis to the UCLA campus and shot William S. Klug, one of his former professors multiple times before turning the gun on himself. Sarkar also murdered his estranged wife, Ashely Hasti before leaving.

The Minneapolis Police Department, Sarkar had a “kill list” with the name of the professor he killed, his wife, and another professor. The second professor was not on campus the day of the shooting is unharmed, according to CNN..

Explanation of Story:

Impact: National shootings impact people around the situation. UCLA campus members, friends and families of the victims, and the victims themselves are all impacted.

Immediacy: The story was covered throughout the week. With each update of new information, the news was given to the audience.

 

                                                    The River Seine reaches high levels

Landmarks and metro stations are forced to close after the River Seine in Paris reaches its highest levels since 1982.

According to The New York Times, the river burst its banks on Wednesday, and as of Friday, the river has reached 20 feet.

According to BBC, the Louvre and Orsay museums were shut down for the day to move valuable art pieces to higher floors to prevent destruction. Multiple metro stations were also forced to close because the river flooded into the streets.

BBC states the industry association AFA, the flood could cost French insurance companies over 600 million euros. Fifteen people have died from the flooded river, and many were advised to leave their homes.

Explanation of Story:

Impact: The flooding impacts many Parisian readers because many have to leave their homes and their daily lives are interrupted by the flood.

Novelty: The Seine River hasn’t risen to this high of levels since 1982. This type of story is interesting and odd because the flood has stopped metro stations. Museums also have to move valuable items around to prevent flooding.