Laci Brown, 32, was shot inside a home in the 1000 block of West Barton Street in Greensboro on Friday night, April 17, 2026, and later died at a local hospital. Obituary information gives her full name as Laci Goldea’ Brown; she was born January 10, 1994, in Chapel Hill and graduated from Eastern Guilford High School in 2012. Police, firefighters and EMS responded to the scene and found her alive before she was transported, but she succumbed to her injuries.

Greensboro police are treating the death as a homicide. Detectives interviewed multiple people and asked the public for tips through Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers, but no suspect has been publicly identified and no arrests or charges have been reported. Obituaries noted her strong ties to family and church as loved ones prepared a homegoing celebration.

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