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Winston-Salem police investigate Willow Oak Way shooting

FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedTwo men were hospitalized after a shooting in broad daylight where gunfire also struck a home on Willow Oak Way in Winston-Salem, according to police.
What changedWXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Winston-Salem police investigate Willow Oak Way shooting". WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "Two men injured in shooting on Willow Oak Way in Winston-Salem: Police".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 3 sources · 1 bucket

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Still Watching. WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Winston-Salem police investigate Willow Oak Way shooting". WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "Two men injured in shooting on Willow Oak Way in Winston-Salem: Police".

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Oct 23, 9:30 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Oct 23, 9:32 PM: FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Oct 23, 9:53 PM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.

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Center ·News report
WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)1h ago

Winston-Salem police investigate Willow Oak Way shooting

Two men were hospitalized after a shooting in broad daylight where gunfire also struck a home on Willow Oak Way in Winston-Salem, according to police.

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Center ·News report
FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)2h ago

2 shot in Winston-Salem on Willow Oak Way, taken to hospital, police say

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) -- Two men were shot in Winston-Salem on Friday, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release. Around 2:30 p.m., WSPD officers responded to the 180...

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Center ·News report
WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)2h ago

Two men injured in shooting on Willow Oak Way in Winston-Salem: Police

Police have not released information about a suspect or a possible motive.

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