On the night of December 21, 2025, a shooting on Interstate 73 South in Greensboro left 28-year-old Lavon Montreaz Bennett dead. Officers responded about 12:52 a.m. near the West Wendover Avenue exit, Exit 102, and found a vehicle with two people who had been shot. Bennett suffered life-threatening wounds, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, and was later pronounced dead there.

A woman found in the same vehicle was also shot and taken to the hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Police have not released a motive or identified any suspects. The department classed the incident as Greensboro’s 42nd homicide of 2025 and said detectives are actively investigating.

Anyone with information about the shooting on Interstate 73 South is asked to contact Greensboro police or Crime Stoppers.