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Teen arrested after 2 shot while cleaning up parking lots after Carolina Classic Fair in Winston-Salem, police say

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

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What happened Teen arrested after 2 shot while cleaning up parking lots after Carolina Classic Fair in Winston-Salem, police say.
The headline split FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) frames it as "Teen arrested after 2 shot while cleaning up parking lots after Carolina Classic Fair in...". WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "18-year-old charged after 2 workers shot in Carolina Classic Fair parking area".
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FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)News report · Oct 9, 2:33 AM

Teen arrested after 2 shot while cleaning up parking lots after Carolina Classic Fair in Winston-Salem, police say

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) -- A teen has been arrested after two people were shot while cleaning up the parking lots after the Carolina Classic Fair on Tuesday, according to a Winston-Salem...

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Oct 9, 3:13 AM

Teen arrested in Winston-Salem shooting near Carolina Classic Fair

Police say the 18-year-old suspect was carrying a firearm when officers took him into custody; two victims have been released from the hospital.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Oct 9, 2:44 AM

18-year-old charged after 2 workers shot in Carolina Classic Fair parking area

An 18-year-old third-party vendor employee was arrested by the Winston-Salem Police Department in connection with the double shooting this week in a Carolina Classic Fair parking area.

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Oct 9, 2:33 AM: FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Oct 9, 2:44 AM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Oct 9, 3:13 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

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