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Two shootings at Winston-Salem State leave one dead, three hurt
Winston-Salem police said two Saturday night shootings on Winston-Salem State University's campus killed one person and injured three, WYFF and WXII reported; a later WXII account said two people were charged in the first shooting.
- WYFF 4 and WXII 12 are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Two Winston-Salem State shootings leave 1 dead during homecoming”
- AP is now reporting this
Winston-Salem police said two separate shootings on Winston-Salem State University's campus Saturday night left one person dead and three people injured, WYFF reported after an early Sunday briefing1.
WYFF said police received a call about 9:45 p.m. Saturday and held a news conference about 1:45 a.m. Sunday1.
Asked then whether anyone had been arrested, officers said they did not have that information, according to WYFF1.
Police said the campus had been locked down and later reopened, and that extra officers would remain in the area, WYFF reported1.
Chancellor Bonita J. Brown said two shootings on Nov. 7 killed one person and injured three others and that remaining homecoming events were canceled, according to the statement carried by WYFF1.
A later WXII report, citing Winston-Salem police, said the first shooting was in the 600 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and that 19-year-old Peyton Patterson died at the scene2.
WXII said police also found 22-year-old Alyssa Ellerbee with a gunshot wound; she was treated at a hospital and released2.
WXII reported that police charged 20-year-old Ziyaire Spinks with murder and related firearms counts and charged Cequan Brower with affray, and that neither was a student2.
WXII said a second shooting at 10:22 p.m. at Victory Circle and Cromartie Street injured Najir Pearsall, 21, listed in critical but stable condition, and Makyiah Ward, 20, listed as stable, with no arrests announced in that case2.
The university canceled classes Monday, Nov. 9, with a planned return Tuesday, WXII reported2.
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How it’s being reported
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WYFF 4
1 dead, 3 others injured following two separate shootings at Winston-Salem State University
early briefing with no arrest details
WYFF: police briefing about 1:45 a.m. Sunday; no arrest information then; lockdown lifted.
Leaves out later charging documents
WSSU cancels classes Monday after two separate on-campus shootings
later police identifications and charges from local reporting
WXII: university canceled Monday classes; police named victims and said two people were charged in the first shooting.
Police make arrest in a deadly shooting at Winston-Salem State during homecoming weekend
Gives this outlet’s account of the story.
Where they agree
- two Saturday night shootings on the Winston-Salem State campus
- one person killed and three injured
- an early lockdown was lifted
Where they differ
whether anyone had been charged