Man shot and killed in Winston-Salem, police say
Updated: 6:12 AM EDT May 25, 2023
Man shot and killed in Winston-Salem, police say
Updated: 6:12 AM EDT May 25, 2023
WE ARE NOW FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF WINSTON-SALEM POLICE SAY THAT A MAN DIED IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING. OFFICERS DID RESPOND TO A SHOTS FIRED CALL JUST AROUND MIDNIGHT. THIS WAS THERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHWEST BOULEVARD AND TRADE STREET ON THE WAY THEY DID LEARN THAT SOMEONE HAD BEEN SHOT. OFFICERS FOUND 30 YEAR OLD WILMER RAFAEL SUAREZ MONTOYA THERE ON THE SIDEWALK WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS. HE DIED THERE AT THE SCENE. INVESTIGATORS NOW BELIEVE THAT THE VICTIM WAS TARGETED BY SUSPECTS DRIVING BY IN A VEHICLE. TH
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Man shot and killed in Winston-Salem, police say
Updated: 6:12 AM EDT May 25, 2023
Winston-Salem police are investigating the city's 25th homicide of 2023.Officers were called to a shooting on Northwest Boulevard near Trade Street just before midnight Wednesday. They found 30-year-old Wilmer Rafael Suazo-Montoya lying on the sidewalk. Police said he was shot multiple times and died at the scene.Authorities said the victim was specifically targeted by people driving by in a vehicle. Police have not identified any suspects in this case.Suazo-Montoya's next of kin have been notified of his death, an investigation is ongoing.Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. —
Winston-Salem police are investigating the city's 25th homicide of 2023.
Officers were called to a shooting on Northwest Boulevard near Trade Street just before midnight Wednesday. They found 30-year-old Wilmer Rafael Suazo-Montoya lying on the sidewalk. Police said he was shot multiple times and died at the scene.
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Authorities said the victim was specifically targeted by people driving by in a vehicle. Police have not identified any suspects in this case.
Suazo-Montoya's next of kin have been notified of his death, an investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700.