On March 31, 2024, at about 7:23 p.m. Greensboro police and fire units responded to a reported shooting on the 2300 block of Floyd Street and found 51-year-old Bobby Lee Locke, Jr. suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite life-saving efforts, Locke was pronounced dead at the scene.

Locke was born July 5, 1972, in Charlotte and graduated from Olympic High School’s Class of 1990. He briefly attended North Carolina A&T State University and served in the U.S. Army during the Iraq War until his discharge in 2006. Family remembered him for his sense of humor, love of music, yard work, and automobiles; he is survived by his parents, his son Michael McMahon, granddaughter Aliyah McMahon, and other relatives.

Authorities later arrested 38-year-old Darius Jose Hemsley in connection with the shooting; Hemsley was charged with first-degree murder and held without bond. This was Greensboro’s 12th homicide of 2024. Who knew Bobby or has information about the shooting on Floyd Street?