Charlotte-area college student killed in homecoming shooting in North Carolina

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte-area college student died after he was shot during a homecoming in North Carolina this past weekend.

The deadly shooting happened on the Winston-Salem State University campus on Saturday, Nov. 7.

CBS affiliate WFMY reported that video showed a person pull a gun out of their waistband and shoot into a crowed of people. Nineteen-year-old Peyton Patterson and a 22-year-old woman were shot.

Patterson died from his injuries.

Wingate University sent a message to its campus community on Sunday, which confirmed Patterson was a student there. Wingate said Patterson was studying criminal justice.

Wingate said students were organizing a vigil. The university also plans to hold a memorial service.

Following the shooting, WFMY reported 20-year-old Ziyaire Spinks and 18-year-old Cequan Brower were arrested and charged.

Spinks was charged with the following offenses:

• Murder
• Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury
• Possession of a gun on educational property

Brower was charged with simple affray.

Both Spinks and Brower appeared in Forsyth County court on Monday, Nov. 9. Spinks was denied bond and remained in the Forsyth County jail, while Brower’s bond was set at $5,000, and he was later released.

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