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REWRITTEN AFTER PUBLISHINGWednesday 23 September 2026

rocktownnow.com changed its headline after publishing.

One dead afterUPDATE : Staunton Police releases name of deceased individual in officer - involved shooting at Staunton Walmart

An officer-involved shooting occurred at a Staunton, Virginia Walmart at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

rocktownnow.com as captured

As published

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

alaskasnewssource.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartalaskasnewssource.com2026-09-24 15:42:36augustafreepress.com as published: Update: Portsmouth man killed in officer-involved shooting in Stauntonaugustafreepress.com2026-09-24 15:42:36cvillerightnow.com as published: Man killed in Staunton Walmart officer-involved shootingcvillerightnow.com2026-09-23 15:48:05dcnewsnow.com as published: Man killed in officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmart: VSPdcnewsnow.com2026-09-24 15:42:36fox19.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartfox19.com2026-09-23 15:48:05kptv.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartkptv.com2026-09-24 15:42:36live5news.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartlive5news.com2026-09-23 15:48:05rocktownnow.com as published: UPDATE: Staunton Police releases name of deceased individual in officer-involved shootingrocktownnow.com2026-09-23 15:48:05wavy.com as published: VSP: Man killed in officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartwavy.com2026-09-24 15:42:36wbay.com as published: Man dead after officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartwbay.com2026-09-24 15:42:36wfxrtv.com as published: Police investigate officer-involved shooting at Staunton Walmartwfxrtv.com2026-09-24 15:42:36whsv.com as published: Police identify man killed in 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 15:48:05yahoo.com as published: Man who died in officer-involved shooting in Staunton identifiedyahoo.com2026-09-24 15:42:36
Same storyEarlier: An officer-involved shooting occurred at a Walmart in Staunton, Virginia on Tuesday…Each entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.

What this entry found

  • whsv.com as captured
    REWRITTEN AFTER PUBLISHING

    whsv.com changed its headline after publishing.

    Man dead afterPolice identify man killed in officer - involved shooting at Staunton Walmart

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Whether the victim's name identification occurred on the day of the shooting or the following day

    • rocktownnow.com reports update timestamp of 9/23/26 3:02 PM with name identification
    • augustafreepress.com states 'released just after 2:30 p.m.' on day following shooting
    the full text
  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    15 outlets carried this. They resolve to 5 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 5 accounts, not 15.

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    cvillerightnow.com carried 3 details no other outlet reported.

    • A Charlottesville Police officer-involved shooting occurred on June 20 near Market Street Park with an armed fugitive, investigated by Virginia State Police
    • Two Charlottesville Police officers involved in a July 9 incident were cleared of criminal wrongdoing by Virginia State Police
    • The Walmart is located at 1028-C Richmond Avenue in Staunton

Day name corrected

The summary below named a weekday that does not match its own date. The date is as written; only the day name was recomputed from it.

  • Tuesday, September 23, 2026 → Wednesday, September 23, 2026
15outlets→5independent
What happened, for context

An officer-involved shooting occurred at a Staunton, Virginia Walmart at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The shooting resulted in the death of Montique Treymayne Gaston, 39, of Portsmouth. The officer involved was not injured. Virginia State Police are conducting the investigation, with the case to be reviewed by a special prosecutor.

5 of 15 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: alaskasnewssource.com, dcnewsnow.com, fox19.com, kptv.com, live5news.com, wavy.com, wbay.com, wfxrtv.com, witn.com, wlox.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

    • alaskasnewssource.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • fox19.comINDEP
    • kptv.comINDEP
    • live5news.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • wbay.comINDEP
    • witn.comINDEP
    • wlox.comINDEP
    identical copy
  • augustafreepress.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • cvillerightnow.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • dcnewsnow.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • wavy.comINDEP
    • wfxrtv.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • whsv.comINDEP
    • yahoo.comUNCLASSIFIED
    identical copy
  • rocktownnow.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Officer-involved shooting occurred at Staunton Walmart on September 23, 2026 at approximately 7:15 p.m.augustafreepress.com, cvillerightnow.com, rocktownnow.com, whsv.com, yahoo.com
  • The shooting victim was pronounced dead at the sceneaugustafreepress.com, cvillerightnow.com, rocktownnow.com, whsv.com, yahoo.com
  • The shooting victim was identified as Montique Treymayne Gaston, 39, of Portsmouthaugustafreepress.com, rocktownnow.com, yahoo.com
  • The officer involved in the shooting was not injuredaugustafreepress.com, rocktownnow.com, yahoo.com
  • Virginia State Police are investigating the incidentaugustafreepress.com, cvillerightnow.com, rocktownnow.com, whsv.com, yahoo.com
  • The case will be reviewed by a special prosecutor (Commonwealth's Attorney from outside the area)augustafreepress.com, yahoo.com
  • and 1 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • The Staunton Police Department released the victim's name just after 2:30 p.m. on September 24, 2026only augustafreepress.com
  • Montique Treymayne Gaston was identified by full name with middle name includedonly augustafreepress.com
  • A Charlottesville Police officer-involved shooting occurred on June 20 near Market Street Park with an armed fugitive, investigated by Virginia State Policeonly cvillerightnow.com
  • Two Charlottesville Police officers involved in a July 9 incident were cleared of criminal wrongdoing by Virginia State Policeonly cvillerightnow.com
  • The Walmart is located at 1028-C Richmond Avenue in Stauntononly cvillerightnow.com, rocktownnow.com
  • The original Rocktown Now article was published at 9:10 p.m. on September 23, 2026, with an update at 3:02 p.m. on September 24, 2026only rocktownnow.com

Reported unevenly

  • Whether the victim's name identification occurred on the day of the shooting or the following daystated by rocktownnow.com reports update timestamp of 9/23/26 3:02 PM with name identification, augustafreepress.com states 'released just after 2:30 p.m.' on day following shooting