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Winston-Salem police have determined a report of suspicious clown activity last weekend was false, and they've made one arrest in connection with the case.

The homicide rate in Winston-Salem jumped in the first half of 2016. In that period, the city has experienced 14 homicides; in the same six-month window last year, there were just seven.  

There has been an uptick in the number of homocides during the first six months of 2016 in Winston-Salem.