On June 9, 2025, around midday on the 200 block of Berryman Street in Greensboro, North Carolina, 41-year-old Cathrice Whitsett was found with at least one gunshot wound. Officers arrived at about 12:31 p.m.; Guilford County EMS transported Whitsett to a local hospital in critical condition, and she later died of her injuries. Authorities classified the death as a homicide and listed it as Greensboro’s 17th homicide of 2025.

By June 10, investigators announced an arrest. Police charged 46-year-old Curtis Tyrone Vanhook with first-degree murder in Whitsett’s death, and detectives said the two knew each other and no additional suspects were being sought. Local notices and an obituary described Whitsett as a devoted mother and reflected family and community grief.

If anyone witnessed activity on Berryman Street around midday on June 9 or has information about Whitsett’s death, please share what is known with Greensboro police.