Fatal shooting in Greensboro leaves 25-year-old dead, second victim hospitalised

Jayden Jaquez Person was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds at Ross Avenue and Pearson Street. It is Greensboro's 12th homicide of 2026.

Greensboro's 12th homicide: 25-year-old killed at Ross Avenue intersection

Greensboro police are investigating a fatal shooting that killed a 25-year-old man and left a second person injured on Tuesday morning, abc45.com reports.

Officers, Greensboro Fire and Guilford County EMS arrived at the intersection of Ross Avenue and Pearson Street at approximately 11:28 a.m. after a shooting was reported. First responders found Jayden Jaquez Person unresponsive, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

Life-saving efforts were made at the scene, but Person was pronounced dead. Police confirmed his next of kin had been notified.

A second individual wounded in the shooting was transported to a local hospital for treatment. No details on the circumstances or motive behind the attack were immediately released.

The case is being treated as an active investigation. Authorities identified it as the city's 12th homicide of 2026.

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

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