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    "dek": "Seven people were wounded on East Main Street in Newark on 31 October. A 17-year-old from Maryland and an 18-year-old from Wilmington are charged. Both are accused; neither has been tried.",
    "prose": "Two teenagers have been charged with attempted murder over a shooting near the University of Delaware campus on Halloween night.[^1] Each faces seven counts of attempted first-degree murder.[^2] Both are accused. Neither has been tried, and no court has ruled on the charges.\n\n## The shooting\n\nThe shooting happened near the campus in Newark on 31 October.[^3] Seven people were wounded.[^4] Spotlight Delaware gave the same count of seven wounded and placed the shooting on East Main Street.[^5] Fox 29 placed the shooting near the campus and counted seven wounded.[^3][^4] The university suspended classes on 2 November.[^6] Spotlight Delaware reported the cancellation of classes on the same date.[^7]\n\n## The accused\n\nThe charged suspects are a 17-year-old male from Maryland and an 18-year-old male from Wilmington.[^8] The 17-year-old was arrested on 6 November in Maryland.[^9] The 18-year-old was arrested on 9 November in Wilmington.[^10] Fox 29 reported two arrests in connection with the shooting.[^11] Newark police announced the charges on Monday, 9 November.[^12] The two arrests came three days apart, the first in Maryland and the second in Wilmington.[^9][^10] Fox 29 reported that both face seven counts of attempted first-degree murder.[^2]\n\nNeither report names the two. Neither says whether either has a lawyer or has entered a plea.\n\n## The charges\n\nThe count is the same in both reports: seven counts of attempted first-degree murder for each of the two.[^2] That matches the number of people wounded.[^4] Attempted first-degree murder is the charge; it is not a finding. A charge states what prosecutors allege, and the two accused keep the presumption of innocence until a court decides.\n\n## What comes next\n\nThe investigation remains active.[^13] Newark police are asking the public for more information about the shooting.[^14] The record so far holds a date, 31 October, a place, East Main Street, seven wounded, two arrests on 6 and 9 November, and seven counts against each of the accused.[^3][^5][^9][^10][^2] The next step belongs to the court.",
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