On January 21, 2024, at about 9:56 p.m. Greensboro police answered reports of a shooting in the 3000 block of Patriot Court and found 58-year-old Rodney Dwayne Watts with critical injuries. Watts died at the scene despite medical attention.

Authorities arrested 44-year-old Eugene Rivers the next day, January 22, 2024, charging him with first-degree murder and kidnapping; additional felony charges were expected. Rivers was held without bond at the Guilford County Jail. This was Greensboro’s fourth homicide of 2024 and the Greensboro Police Department said the investigation was ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000 or submit an anonymous tip via the P3tips mobile app or website. Did anyone in the Patriot Court area see or hear anything that night?