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Knife-Wielding Migrant Stopped By Armed Citizens At Polk County Dollar General
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 28, 11:16 PM EDT
updated Oct 29, 11:28 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WKMG (News 6 CBS) and WFLA (NBC 8), not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Knife-wielding migrant stopped by armed citizens at Polk County Dollar General · WKMG (News 6 CBS)Oct 28, 11:16 PM EDT
Armed citizens hold knife-wielding woman at gunpoint at Polk County Dollar General: sheriff · WFLA (NBC 8)Oct 29, 11:28 AM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 28, 11:57 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 29, 12:33 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.