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Two Men Sentenced To Prison For 2023 Whiteville Murder During Planned Robbery

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 26, 5:27 PM EDT

updated Oct 27, 6:04 PM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WWAY and WSFX-TV, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

Two men were sentenced to prison for a 2023 Whiteville murder that occurred during a planned robbery, WWAY reported. A second suspect was convicted in connection with the deadly 2023 Whiteville shooting, according to WSFX-TV.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 2, Oct 27, 7:25 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

How It Unfolded

Oct 26, 5:55 PM EDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 26, 5:58 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 26, 6:33 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.