Seventeen-year-old Traveyon Deandre Hairston was shot on Ellington Street in Greensboro, North Carolina, on September 11, 2021, and later died at a local hospital. The Greensboro Police Department opened a homicide investigation after responding to the scene. No arrests have been announced.

Traveyon was a student at Dudley High School and is described as being loyal and kind. His mother, Katrina Walton, said he had twice sought help from police the night he was killed because he believed he was being followed after leaving the Central Carolina Fair. The suspect was described as a black male about 5 feet 10 inches tall wearing a gray sweatsuit. Crime Stoppers is taking tips and a reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.

If anyone saw activity on Ellington Street that night or has information about the man in the gray sweatsuit, please contact Crime Stoppers or the Greensboro Police Department.