Nathaniel Talford, a 27-year-old African American man, was shot on the evening of November 6, 2020, at the intersection of Mobile Street and Atlanta Street in Greensboro, North Carolina. Police responded to the shooting at 6:12 p.m.; Talford was found with a gunshot wound and taken to a local hospital by EMS, where he later died.

The case was investigated as a homicide. On April 1, 2021, Greensboro police arrested 21-year-old Samuel Jatobie Ray of Greensboro and charged him with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. Ray is being held at the Guilford County Jail without bond. The family and the community have been affected by Talford’s death, and the investigation remains active.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers.