On October 2, 2024, at about 7:07 p.m., officers from the Greensboro Police Department responded to a shooting in the 100 block of Meadowville Lane. First responders found three men in a parking lot with apparent gunshot wounds; 29-year-old Markese Taliafero was pronounced dead at the scene. The two other victims were taken to a hospital with critical injuries.

Police have opened a homicide investigation but have not released details about suspects or a motive. The shooting was recorded as Greensboro’s 30th homicide of 2024. Friends and family remember Taliafero as a vibrant person; funeral arrangements were handled by Callands Funeral Home, LLC in Greensboro.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. If readers knew Markese or saw activity in the Meadowville Lane area that evening, can you share what you know?