On Sept. 2 at approximately 8:13 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 2200 block of Day Circle.
When officers arrived, they located Sadel Horton, 34, suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers also located a 12-year-old female suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to UNC Health Wayne for treatment. … read more »
Category Archives: Crime
Saturday Shooting Leaves Three Wounded
GPD Makes Arrest for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages With no ABC Permits
On Aug. 29 at approximately 9 a.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s Investigative Services Bureau and agents from the NC Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement served a search warrant at 1108 Day Circle for the illegal sales of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal narcotics.… read more »
Arrest Made in Aug. 6 Shooting of Juvenile
On Aug. 6. at 6:18 a.m., Goldsboro Police Department A-Shift officers, along with Wayne County EMS and Goldsboro Fire, were dispatched to 117 Astor Ct. in reference to the report of a shooting. Once on the scene, an 8-year-old juvenile was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the left lower leg. The juvenile was transported to UNC Health Wayne and then transferred to ECU Health in Greenville for further treatment of his injury.… read more »
Suspect Arrested in July 19 Shooting
On July 19 at approximately 10:16 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 100 block of Day Circle. Officers located a 17-year-old male suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim was transported to UNC Health Wayne for treatment.
The victim was subsequently taken to ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville for further treatment of the gunshot wound. The Goldsboro Police Department’s Investigative Services Bureau responded to the scene and began an investigation.… read more »
Suspect From Aug. 17 Shooting Turns Himself in
On Aug. 17 at approximately 8:34 a.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the 900 block of Hugh Street regarding a ShotSpotter alert. Shortly after responding, officers located the victim, Aaron D. Smith II, 23, near a parked vehicle in the public vehicle area. The victim was suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. EMS…… read more »
Goldsboro Police Respond to Suspected Hit-and-Run
On Aug. 20 at approximately 11:13 p.m., Wayne County Communications received a phone call reporting a traffic crash involving a pedestrian in the 300 block of N. Spence Avenue.… read more »
Thursday Night Shooting Leaves 22-Year-Old Male in Critical Condition
On Aug. 17 at approximately 10:09 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Department responded to the 100 block of Brazil Street for a report of shots fired. Several 911 calls were received as well as an alert from the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system.… read more »
Goldsboro Police Respond to Thursday Morning Shooting
On Thursday at approximately 8:34 a.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 900 block of Hugh Street.
Shortly after responding, officers located the victim, Aaron D. Smith II, 23, in the public vehicular area near a parked vehicle. Smith was suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. … read more »
Incident on Capps Bridge Road Leaves Suspect Dead
PRINCETON – At 3:06 this afternoon, Wayne County 911 received a call from an individual at 219 Capps Bridge Road in Princeton in reference to a suspicious armed individual at their residence.
After arriving, deputies were approached by a male suspect armed with a shotgun. Verbal commands were given to the suspect and he did not comply. After raising the shotgun and ignoring verbal commands, the suspect sustained a gunshot wound from deputies on the scene. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene and no identification is available at this time.
This incident, along with the use of force, is being investigated. The SBI is also now on the scene.
Goldsborodailynews.com will have more details on this story as they become available.… read more »
Sunday Evening Crash Causes Fatality
On Aug. 13 at approximately 6:58 p.m., the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a traffic crash at the intersection of E. Elm Street and S. Andrews Avenue.
Upon arriving on the scene, officers discovered that a 29-year-old man, Marquis Jah-El Dawson, operating a 2017 Kawasaki dirt bike traveling eastbound on Elm Street struck the side of a black 2021 Toyota SUV driven by a 53-year-old woman traveling southbound on S. Andrews Avenue. Dawson was pronounced deceased on the scene by EMS personnel.… read more »
