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Documents explain why charges were dropped in a Charlotte school bus shooting
Nearly 19 months after a Charlotte shooting injured two students, state charges against the accused Paris Lewis-Bynum are dropped, citing self-defense.
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What happenedNearly 19 months after a Charlotte shooting injured two students, state charges against the accused Paris Lewis-Bynum are dropped, citing self-defense.
The headline splitWCNC Charlotte (Tegna) frames it as "Documents explain why charges were dropped in a Charlotte school bus shooting". KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) frames it as "K Street trial: First-degree murder charges dropped, jury to now consider second-degree m...".
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CenterDocuments explain why charges were dropped in a Charlotte school bus shooting
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Documents explain why charges were dropped in a Charlotte school bus shooting
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Nearly 19 months after a Charlotte shooting injured two students, state charges against the accused Paris Lewis-Bynum are dropped, citing self-defense.
K Street trial: First-degree murder charges dropped, jury to now consider second-degree murder
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Prosecutors have dropped first-degree murder charges against the men accused in the K Street shooting after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision, according to a source close to...
