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Lumberton police are investigating a shooting that sent a 19-year-old to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

<b>LUMBERTON, N.C.</b> — Lumberton police are investigating a shooting that sent a 19-year-old to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police responded just after 3:30 p.m. on Friday to a parking lot at 5081 Fayetteville Road. They found Justin Richard Lowry, 19, of Oxford Drive in Lumberton. He was unresponsive in a vehicle. Officials are not sure where Lowry was when he was shot.

Police were looking for a gunman after two women were shot and killed in the parking lot of a Family Dollar in Lumberton on Friday afternoon.

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Lowry was transported to Southeastern Regional Medical Center.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. David Williford at the Lumberton Police Department at 910-671-3845.

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According to the Zebulon Police Department, the driver then crashed around exit 264A just west of the stadium after the shooting.

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The protest comes days after intense protests broke out on the university's Y Campus. Several pro-Palestinian protesters removed the flag at Polk Place and replaced it with a Palestinian Flag on Tuesday, April 30.

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North Carolina's voter ID law will head back to the courtroom on Monday. Opponents of the law say it discriminates against Black and Latino voters, while supporters say it will ensure the security of elections in North Carolina going forward.

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Mika Zibanejad helped the New York Rangers get off to a strong start in their first game in a week, and they held on to get a big win in their second-round series opener against the Carolina Hurricanes.

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The Hurricanes struggled on special teams, allowing two goals in the power play. Carolina will face the Rangers on Tuesday in Game 2. 

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Brian Hernandez Jr. will need a minute to digest his signature victory in the 150th Kentucky Derby.

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kyle Larson came roaring around the outside of Chris Buescher on the final lap at Kansas Speedway, banging doors with him all the way to the finish line, only to be told by his team over the radio that everything he had given was not quite enough.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Fate has not been kind to Mike Repole in the Kentucky Derby. The outspoken owner is 0 for 7, although he is perhaps best known for his two champions that never made the starting gate.