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Man Dies After Found Shot in the Back on a Moped, High Point Police Say

Police have identified the victim as 22-year-old Khalil Tyrone Jones.
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HIGH POINT, N.C. — High Point Police have identified a man who was killed in a shooting on Friday afternoon. 

It happened in the 500 block of Wise Avenue. According to a release from High Point Police, a 911 caller said a man on a moped was lying in the middle of the road. When officers arrived, they found a man shot in the back. 

The man was transported by EMS to the hospital where he died. Police have identified the victim as 22-year-old Khalil Tyrone Jones. 

Police say the investigation into his murder is ongoing. 

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