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ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADSWednesday 23 September 2026

16 outlets carried this. They resolve to 9 independent sources.

A reader sampling these outlets received 9 accounts, not 16.

As published

16 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

augustafreepress.com as published: Police: One dead in officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartaugustafreepress.com2026-09-23 15:48:05cvillerightnow.com as published: Man killed in Staunton Walmart officer-involved shootingcvillerightnow.com2026-09-23 15:48:05dnronline.com as published: Staunton police say one dead in officer-involved shooting | Public Safety | dnronline.comdnronline.com2026-09-23 15:48:05fox19.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartfox19.com2026-09-23 15:48:05live5news.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartlive5news.com2026-09-23 15:48:05rocktownnow.com as published: One dead after officer involved shooting at Staunton Walmartrocktownnow.com2026-09-23 15:48:05wbtv.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartwbtv.com2026-09-23 15:48:05wdbj7.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartwdbj7.com2026-09-23 15:48:05wfsb.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartwfsb.com2026-09-23 15:48:05wfxrtv.com as published: VSP: Man killed in officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartwfxrtv.com2026-09-23 15:48:05whsv.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartwhsv.com2026-09-23 15:48:05witn.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartwitn.com2026-09-23 15:48:05wlox.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartwlox.com2026-09-23 15:48:05wsls.com as published: Virginia State Police investigating fatal officer involved shooting in Stauntonwsls.com2026-09-23 15:48:05wtvr.com as published: Man dies after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartwtvr.com2026-09-23 15:48:05yahoo.com as published: Man dead following officer-involved shooting in Stauntonyahoo.com2026-09-23 15:48:05
Same storyLater: An officer-involved shooting occurred at a Staunton, Virginia Walmart at approximately…Each entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.
16outlets→9independent
What happened, for context

An officer-involved shooting occurred at a Walmart in Staunton, Virginia on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at approximately 7:15 p.m. A man was pronounced dead at the scene. The Virginia State Police are investigating the incident per standard protocol, and authorities were working to notify next of kin.

7 of 16 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: dnronline.com, fox19.com, live5news.com, wbtv.com, wdbj7.com, wfsb.com, wfxrtv.com, witn.com, wlox.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • augustafreepress.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • cvillerightnow.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • dnronline.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • fox19.comINDEP
    • live5news.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • wbtv.comINDEP
    • wdbj7.comINDEP
    • wfsb.comINDEP
    • whsv.comINDEP
    • witn.comINDEP
    • wlox.comINDEP
    identical copy
  • rocktownnow.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • wfxrtv.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • wsls.comINDEP
  • wtvr.comINDEP
  • yahoo.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • The shooting occurred at a Walmart in Staunton, Virginiaaugustafreepress.com, cvillerightnow.com, rocktownnow.com, whsv.com, wsls.com, wtvr.com, yahoo.com
  • The incident occurred at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2026augustafreepress.com, cvillerightnow.com, rocktownnow.com, whsv.com, wsls.com, wtvr.com, yahoo.com
  • A man was pronounced dead at the sceneaugustafreepress.com, cvillerightnow.com, rocktownnow.com, whsv.com, wsls.com, wtvr.com, yahoo.com
  • The Staunton Police Department was involved in the shootingaugustafreepress.com, cvillerightnow.com, rocktownnow.com, whsv.com, wsls.com, wtvr.com, yahoo.com
  • The Virginia State Police is investigating the incidentaugustafreepress.com, cvillerightnow.com, rocktownnow.com, whsv.com, wsls.com, wtvr.com, yahoo.com
  • Investigators were working to notify next of kinaugustafreepress.com, cvillerightnow.com, whsv.com, wsls.com, wtvr.com, yahoo.com
  • and 2 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • The deceased male subject was from out of state, which delayed next of kin notificationonly augustafreepress.com
  • On June 20, Charlottesville Police exchanged gunfire with a fugitive near Market Street Park, and that case was referred to VSP for investigationonly cvillerightnow.com
  • On July 9, the two officers involved in the Charlottesville shootout on June 20 were cleared of any criminal wrongdoing by VSPonly cvillerightnow.com
  • The Staunton Police Department announced via press release that one of its officers was involved in the fatal shootingonly whsv.com
  • An article byline credits Brad Zinn as the cops, courts and breaking news reporter at The News Leader, with contact information providedonly yahoo.com
  • The article on wtvr.com was initially reported by a journalist and converted to the platform with the assistance of AI, with editorial verification notedonly wtvr.com