GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Three men were hospitalized with gunshot wounds following a shooting incident early Thursday morning in Goldsboro, according to the Goldsboro Police Department.
Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert on Rockefeller Court at approximately 12:42 a.m. on October 9, 2025. While police were still investigating the scene, two victims arrived at UNC Health Wayne with gunshot injuries.
Shortly thereafter, authorities learned that a third victim had been transported from Greene County to ECU Health Medical Center, also suffering from a gunshot wound.
The victims have been identified as Nasire Green, 19, of Goldsboro; Josiah Bell, 19, of Goldsboro; and Ervin Barnes Jr., 21, of Goldsboro. The condition of the victims has not been released.
The Goldsboro Police Department’s Investigative Services Bureau and Crime Scene Unit were called to the scene to conduct a criminal investigation.
The investigation remains ongoing, and police have not released information about potential suspects or what may have led to the shooting.
Anyone with information about this crime, or any other crime in the Wayne County area is asked to call or text Crime Stoppers at 919-735-2255 or submit a TIP at p3tips.com. Callers will remain anonymous. Crime Stoppers gives cash rewards for information leading to arrests of up to $500 for misdemeanors with the recovery of drugs, firearms, property, or fugitive arrests and up to $1,500 for felony arrests. Crime Stoppers is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3) organization, funded solely by private donations. To make a donation, contact the Goldsboro Wayne Crime Stoppers Director Judy Lane at 919-734-8177.
