Victor Floyd Hardy, 33, of Winston-Salem was found unresponsive from a gunshot wound on Patterson Avenue and pronounced dead at the scene by Forsyth County EMS on January 10, 2022. The Winston-Salem Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division took over the investigation and Hardy’s next of kin were notified.

Police later charged two men in connection with Hardy’s death: Matthew Logan West, 24, was charged with murder, and Joshua Michael Atkins, 31, was charged with attempted first-degree murder. Both men were in custody on unrelated charges at the time of their arrests. The case remains under investigation and authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Winston-Salem Police Department.

Hardy was remembered as a beloved father, son, brother, and grandson. Funeral services were held at Welcome Door Baptist Church in Kernersville, with burial at Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. If anyone knew Victor or has information about what happened on Patterson Avenue that morning, please come forward to investigators.