Malik Ahmad Peterson, a 20-year-old African American man from Guilford County, North Carolina, was shot on West Avenue in Greensboro on October 23, 2021. Officers arrived about 9:25 a.m. and found Peterson with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries. The Greensboro Police Department has classified the incident as a homicide and describes the investigation as ongoing.

Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 373-1000. Has anyone in the Greensboro area seen or heard anything about the shooting on West Avenue that morning?