OPPORTUNITIES LATER ON THIS WEEK. THAT’S COMING UP IN A BIT. AND WE GO BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS NOW AT 502 THIS MORNING, AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING IN WINSTON-SALEM WE NOW KNOW HAS TURNED DEADLY. POLICE ARE NOW INVESTIGATING THEIR NINTH HOMICIDE OF THE YEAR. OFFICERS DID RESPOND TO A SHOTS FIRED CALL ON GENEVA ROAD JUST OFF OF EBERT STREET. POLICE DIDN’T FIND THE VICTIM THERE AT THE STREET, BUT AT THE SCENE. BUT LATER DID LEARN THAT A 35 YEAR OLD DEMETRI WILLIAMS ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND. WILLIAMS WOULD LATER DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. INVESTIGATIONS, INVESTIGATORS NOW SAY THAT HE WAS SHOT IN A PARKING LOT WHILE DURING A FIGHT WITH ANOTH
Winston-Salem man killed after parking lot fight leads to shots fired
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Updated: 5:09 AM EST Jan 31, 2023
One man is dead after a shooting in Winston-Salem.It happened Monday around 10:15 p.m. on the 1000 block of Geneva Road, near Ebert Street and Silas Creek Parkway.Police responded to reports of shots fired. While responding, a gunshot victim, Demetrius Williams, 35, of Winston-Salem, arrived at a local hospital. Williams died due to his injuries at the hospital.Investigators say Williams had been shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Police say he was in a fight with another person before shots were fired. This marks the ninth homicide for 2023, as compared to four homicides during this same time frame in 2022."Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700, Crime Stoppers at 336-727-2800, or En Espanol 336-728-3904," a news release said.Trending Stories
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — One man is dead after a shooting in Winston-Salem.
It happened Monday around 10:15 p.m. on the 1000 block of Geneva Road, near Ebert Street and Silas Creek Parkway.
Police responded to reports of shots fired. While responding, a gunshot victim, Demetrius Williams, 35, of Winston-Salem, arrived at a local hospital. Williams died due to his injuries at the hospital.
Investigators say Williams had been shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Police say he was in a fight with another person before shots were fired.
This marks the ninth homicide for 2023, as compared to four homicides during this same time frame in 2022.
"Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700, Crime Stoppers at 336-727-2800, or En Espanol 336-728-3904," a news release said.
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