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Charges nolle prossed against man accused in Virginia Beach Oceanfront shooting

WAVY10 (Nexstar, Norfolk) and WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Charges nolle prossed against man accused in Virginia Beach Oceanfront shooting.
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WAVY10 (Nexstar, Norfolk)News report · Aug 27, 1:29 PM

Charges nolle prossed against man accused in Virginia Beach Oceanfront shooting

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) -- A Virginia Beach judge has nolle prossed charges against a man accused of shooting on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront back in March. Matheus Cavalcante was one o...

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Aug 27, 1:02 PM

Charges dropped against man accused in Virginia Beach Oceanfront shooting

Matheus Cavalcante is no longer facing charges in connection with the March 7 shooting at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront that injured six people.

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Aug 27, 1:02 PM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Aug 27, 1:29 PM: WAVY10 (Nexstar, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.