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World● Elevated22m ago · Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 PM

Police make arrest in deadly shooting at North Carolina university

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · North America

Authorities on Sunday arrested a man in a shooting during homecoming weekend at a historically black college in North Carolina that left one person dead and at least one other person injured. Assistant Police Chief Jason Swaim of the Winston-Salem Police Department said officers responded after hearing gunshots on Saturday night. They found a 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound but life-saving measures were unsuccessful. Officers also found a 22-year-old woman at the scene who appeared to have...

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