Mircedezes Edwards, 22, was shot late Friday, October 17, 2025, outside the Brassfield Park Apartments on the 1900 block of New Garden Road in Greensboro. Officers were dispatched around 10:30 p.m.; first responders attempted lifesaving measures, but Edwards died at the scene. Police initially described the shooting as accidental and said there was no ongoing threat to the public.

Detectives said the person who fired the gun remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation. As of the days following the shooting, authorities had not announced an arrest or identified any suspect by name and the case remained open. The shooting was listed as Greensboro’s 29th homicide of 2025, and public memorial pages reflected the community’s grief.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night?