On October 6, 2023, at about 1:00 a.m., officers responded to a reported armed robbery at the Speedway at 2602 South Hawthorne Road and were told the robbery had occurred earlier at a residence in the 3600 block of Heathrow Drive. At that home officers found 40-year-old Steven Wayne Weier deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. Investigators say Weier and 44-year-old Jeffrey Howard Smith entered the residence and attempted to rob the occupants at gunpoint; one resident shot Weier in an act described as self-defense.

Smith was arrested and charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and held on a $7,500 secured bond. Weier, born January 5, 1983, in Monroe, Michigan, lived in Greensboro and worked in sheetrock and residential construction; he was remembered for his craftsmanship, dedication, family ties and sense of humor.

Anyone with information about the attempted robbery or shooting is asked to come forward.