Police make arrest in a deadly shooting at Winston-Salem State during homecoming weekend
Police said two separate campus shootings during homecoming weekend left one person dead and three injured, and investigators have not determined whether the cases are linked.
- On Saturday, two separate shootings during homecoming weekend at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina left one person dead and three injured, police said.
- The Winston-Salem Police Department received the initial call at 9:45 p.m. Saturday; the investigation remains in its preliminary stages with no reported arrests.
- Forsyth County EMS transported three shooting victims to the hospital following the incidents, although officials have not disclosed the victims' specific conditions.
- Assistant Police Chief Jason Swaim stated it remains too early to determine whether the two incidents were connected as the investigation continues.
- Authorities have declared the campus safe and lifted an earlier lockdown, while Hearst sister station WXII continues gathering additional information on the ongoing investigation.
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Two separate shootings during homecoming weekend at Winston-Salem State University left one person dead and three injured. Police have not determined whether the incidents were connected; the campus lockdown was lifted as the investigation continues. · 19 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
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