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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Sep 5, 5:06 PM
High Point police investigate overnight shooting; man critically injured
High Point Police are investigating a shooting that critically injured a man overnight.
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High Point police investigate overnight shooting; man critically injured
FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened High Point Police are investigating a shooting that critically injured a man overnight.
The headline split WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "High Point police investigate overnight shooting; man critically injured". WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) frames it as "Man critically injured in attempted robbery, shooting in Highland Heights".
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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Sep 5, 6:35 PM
Woman injured in Minneapolis shooting
Authorities are investigating after an overnight shooting in Minneapolis left a woman in critical condition.
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FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)News report · Sep 5, 5:57 PM
1 critically injured in High Point shooting
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) – A man was critically injured in a shooting in High Point on Saturday. Last night at about 9:15 p.m., the High Point Police Department responded to a local hospital...
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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Sep 5, 5:54 PM
High Point police: Man seriously injured after shooting on Worth Street
Investigators determined he had been shot outside a home in the 1100 block of Worth Street and was then driven to the hospital.
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WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis)News report · Sep 5, 5:26 PM
Man critically injured in attempted robbery, shooting in Highland Heights
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was critically injured after he was shot during an attempted robbery early Saturday morning, according to Memphis Police. Officers responded to the area of Pacific Av...
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Sep 5, 5:06 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.
Sep 5, 5:26 PM: WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) joined the source map.
Sep 5, 5:54 PM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.
Sep 5, 5:57 PM: FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) joined the source map.
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