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Suspects charged in Winston-Salem State University shooting appear in court

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

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What happened Suspects charged in Winston-Salem State University shooting appear in court.
The headline split FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) frames it as "Suspects charged in Winston-Salem State University shooting appear in court". WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Winston-Salem State shooting suspects appear in court, revealing what led up to fatal inc...".
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FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)News report · Nov 9, 3:52 PM

Suspects charged in Winston-Salem State University shooting appear in court

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Two people charged in connection to a fatal shooting made their first court appearance on Monday. Zi'yaire Spinks, 20, and Cequan Brower, 18, were both charged...

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Nov 9, 4:47 PM

Detectives: Fight over woman led to deadly shooting at Winston-Salem State University homecoming

Two suspects face charges in a deadly shooting at Winston-Salem State University's homecoming. Detectives now say it happened after a romantic rejection.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Nov 9, 4:54 PM

Winston-Salem State shooting suspects appear in court, revealing what led up to fatal incident

The district attorney's office said shots were fired after a fight broke out following a group of men asking a group of women for their social media handles on Winston-Salem State's campus.

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Nov 9, 3:52 PM: FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) joined the source map.

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