On July 21, 2011, Hdingh Nie, a 23-year-old male of Asian descent, was fatally wounded during a violent shooting inside an apartment in Greensboro, North Carolina. The attack involved several people; Nie was taken to Moses Cone Hospital and died during surgery. The same incident also killed a six-year-old child and another person, and left others injured.

Authorities identified 34-year-old Hoanh Rcom as the person who entered the apartment with an assault rifle and opened fire. The attack appeared connected to domestic issues: Rcom’s estranged wife, H'li Nie, was present and was among the injured. Investigators reported Rcom had been served with a protective order weeks earlier. He was taken into custody after a brief confrontation with law enforcement and held without bond on charges including multiple counts of first-degree murder and counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.

Anyone who was in that apartment or knew Hdingh Nie, H'li Nie, or other victims on July 21, 2011, is asked to come forward with information.