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Police on the scene of 'isolated' shooting on Hanes Mall Boulevard in Winston-Salem

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

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What happened Police on the scene of 'isolated' shooting on Hanes Mall Boulevard in Winston-Salem.
The headline split FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) frames it as "Police on the scene of 'isolated' shooting on Hanes Mall Boulevard in Winston-Salem". WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Officers responding to shooting outside Hanes Mall".
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CenterPolice on the scene of 'isolated' shooting on Hanes Mall Boulevard in Winston-Salem

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FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)News report · Nov 7, 10:11 PM

Police on the scene of 'isolated' shooting on Hanes Mall Boulevard in Winston-Salem

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Police are investigating a shooting in Winston-Salem. According to the Winston-Salem Police Department, they are investigating a shooting that took place at 100...

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Nov 7, 10:08 PM

Winston-Salem police investigating shooting outside Hanes Mall

Police have not said whether anyone was hurt. They haven't shared information about a suspect or what led to the shooting.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Nov 7, 11:02 PM

Officers responding to shooting outside Hanes Mall

Police did not confirm whether anyone was injured or whether the mall was on lockdown.

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Nov 7, 10:08 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Nov 7, 10:11 PM: FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Nov 7, 11:02 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.