On September 16, 2023, at about 3:48 a.m., Greensboro police answered a shooting call in the 400 block of Rocky Knoll Road. Officers found 18-year-old Khasim Nur’i Burgess with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and later died. A 23-year-old man was also treated at the hospital after arriving in a private vehicle with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Greensboro Police opened a homicide investigation into Burgess’s death but released no suspect information at the time. Funeral services were held on September 29, 2023, at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, with burial at Lakeview Memorial Park Cemetery; family and friends posted condolences and memories on his obituary tribute wall. As of December 22, 2024, no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been reported and authorities continue to ask the public for tips.

If anyone has information that could help identify those responsible, please contact the Greensboro Police Department.