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The city of Winston-Salem and the owner of a gas station on North Liberty Street have settled a lawsuit that the city filed, accusing the gas station of being a
East Winston Oil LLC, the owner of the Liberty Street Citgo gas station, said in court papers that it is not the public safety threat that city officials claim in a nuisance abatement lawsuit filed earlier this year. City officials alleged in the lawsuit filed on Sept. 15 in Forsyth Superior Court that the gas station has been the site of criminal activity, including three shootings that happened within 15 days and another fatal shooting that happened in June. The gas station is located at 1522 N. Liberty St. Angela Carmon, the city attorney, and Lori Sykes, an assistant city attorney...