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Police make arrest in a deadly shooting at Winston-Salem State during homecoming weekend

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened A 19-year-old man was killed and a woman injured in a shooting during homecoming weekend at a historically Black university in North Carolina.
The headline split WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Police make arrest in a deadly shooting at Winston-Salem State during homecoming weekend". WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "1 dead, 3 others injured following two separate shootings at Winston-Salem State Universi...".
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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Nov 8, 11:51 PM

Police make arrest in a deadly shooting at Winston-Salem State during homecoming weekend

A 19-year-old man was killed and a woman injured in a shooting during homecoming weekend at a historically Black university in North Carolina.

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UPIWire story · Nov 9, 1:36 AM

Man killed, 3 hurt by gunfire during Winston-Salem State homecoming

A 19-year-old man was shot to death and three others were injured by gunfire during homecoming festivities at Winston-Salem State University.

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Nov 8, 11:42 PM

Winston-Salem State University cancels classes Monday after homecoming weekend shootings

The university said in that it canceled classes to give students time to process what happened and to use the support services available to them.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Nov 9, 1:30 AM

1 dead, 3 others injured following two separate shootings at Winston-Salem State University

The Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) said one person has died and three others were shot following two separate shooting incidents on Winston-Salem State University's campus Saturday.

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Nov 8, 11:42 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Nov 8, 11:51 PM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Nov 9, 1:30 AM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

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