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Greensboro woman killed in an assault, police say

Greensboro woman killed in an assault, police say
WE’LL HAVE MUCH MORE FOR YOU COMING UP AND TALK ABOUT OUR COOL DOWN AS WELL. THANK YOU, MICHELLE. A WOMAN WHO WAS ASSAULTED MONDAY NIGHT HAS DIED FROM HER INJURIES IN GREENSBORO. OFFICERS FOUND 47 YEAR OLD ERIKA BURDEN WITH WHAT POLICE ARE CALLING FREE BLEEDING TRAUMA ON WINSTON-SALEM JUST BEFORE EIGHT LAST NIGHT. BURTON DIED FROM HER INJURIES TODAY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TELLS US THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SHE WAS ASSAULT IN WITH A 62 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO WAS HIT BY A CAR WHILE WALKING IN WINSTON-SALEM. JIM HAS DIED. POLICE SAY LOU PATE WAS WALKING ACROSS NORTH LIBERTY STREET IN A DIMLY LIT AREA OUTSIDE OF A CROSSWALK WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE. 11 DAYS AGO. IT’S UNCLEAR AT THIS TIME IF CHARGES WILL BE FILED AGAINST THE DRIVER. THIS MARKS THE FOURTH TRAFFIC FATALITY OF THE YEAR, COMPARED TO THREE AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. TWO GARBAGE TRUCKS COLLIDED HEAD ON IN YADKIN COUNTY AND ONE OF THE DRIVERS IS NOW FACING CHARGES. WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU THIS CRASH YESTERDAY. IT HAPPENED MONDAY MORNING ON HIGHWAY 67 IN BOONVILLE. TROOPERS TELL US AFTER THE GARBAGE TRUCKS COLLIDED, ONE OF THEM HIT A DITCH. THE OTHER HIT A TREE. BOTH DRIVERS WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS MICHAEL WESLEY IS CHARGED WITH EXCEEDING A SAFE SPEED. WALNUT COVE FIREFIGHTERS, MEANTIME, STILL INVESTIGATING AN EARLY MORNING BUILDING FIRE. THIS HAPPENED ON MAIN STREET AFTER 6 A.M. FIREFIGHTERS BLOCKED OFF PART OF MAIN STREET WHILE CREWS WORKED TO CLEAR THE AREA.
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Greensboro woman killed in an assault, police say
A woman was killed during an assault, Greensboro police said.Officers responded to the 100 block of Winston Street reference a person down.Click the video player above to watch other headlines from WXII 12 NewsOfficers have identified the victim of the assault as Erica Burden, 47, of Greensboro.Top StoriesJuvenile responsible for bomb threat at the North Carolina Zoo identified, deputies sayCity leaders react to legislation that de-annexes Smith Reynolds Airport from Winston-SalemOne person critically injured in drive-by shooting in Winston-Salem, police sayGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking herePolice told WXII 12 News that Burden died after suffering from free bleeding trauma. They said the nature of the assault is unclear at this time.The investigation is ongoing.Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We LoveTRENDING STORIESKeep up with local news, weather, and current events with the WXII app here

A woman was killed during an assault, Greensboro police said.

Officers responded to the 100 block of Winston Street reference a person down.

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Officers have identified the victim of the assault as Erica Burden, 47, of Greensboro.

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Police told WXII 12 News that Burden died after suffering from free bleeding trauma. They said the nature of the assault is unclear at this time.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.

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