"Off-Duty Greensboro Officer Fatally Shot at Gas Station, Suspects Sought"
An off-duty Greensboro Police Department officer with 22 years of service was fatally shot after witnessing a crime and approaching the suspects at a Sheetz on Sandy Ridge Road. The incident occurred around 4 p.m., and despite immediate aid from another off-duty officer and a Guilford County paramedic, the officer succumbed to his injuries at a local medical facility. Police Chief John Thompson, visibly emotional, expressed the department's grief and requested prayers for the officer's family and the Greensboro PD family. The officer was remembered as a loving husband, father, son, and brother. The investigation into the homicide is active and ongoing, with support and condolences offered by various organizations and community partners.
