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<p>Authorities say they are searching for a gunman who walked into a North Carolina tire store and shot five people, killing two and leaving three others wounded.</p> <p>The Durham County Sheriff's Office says the shooting happened Friday afternoon at JT Tire in Durham.</p>

DURHAM – A customer and employee were shot dead and two others were wounded Friday afternoon when a gunman opened fire at a tire store in East Durham, Durham County sheriff’s investigators said. A fifth person, the store’s owner, injured his head when he sought cover as the man fired shots about 3 p.m. inside and outside J.T. Tire at 2202 E. Geer St. Sheriff's investigators confirmed the identities of the two victims killed as employee Naomi Turner Wright, 65, and Abdelgadir Mergany Abdelganir, 32, who deputies confirm was a taxi driver. The two wounded people were taken to area...

<p>Two people were killed and three injured Friday afternoon in a shooting at a North Carolina tire store, NBC17 of Durham reported.</p> <p>The Durham County Sheriff's Office said a gunman described as a man with a tattoo on the left side of his face fired shots then fled the scene in a silver sedan, NBC17 reported.</p>

A student was shot to death at a Mississippi State University residence hall late Saturday night, prompting campus-wide alerts as authorities searched for suspects who fled the scene. The university held a press conference Sunday morning at 10 a.m. to release more details. Bill Kibler, vice president of student affairs, stated the victim's name is John Sanderson, age 21, from Madison, MS. Sanderson is a first year student at MSU and transferred there from Holmes Community College. The 911 call was placed at 9:54 p.m. Saturday night, and police arrived at Evans Hall within minutes. The shooting occurred in a...

Mason Perry Jones is one of three persons of interest in the fatal shooting of John Sanderson. Jones was arrested by the US Marshall on a warrant out of Jackson, but has not been charged with anything. Currently he is in the Desoto County Jail. Mason Perry Jones Right now there is no indication of a motive. Sanderson lived in Rice Hall, located on the south side of the campus, but was in Evans Hall which is on the north side when the shooting happened. There are several entrances to the dorm, but authorities are not saying how the shooter...