On the night of July 3, 2023, at about 11:15 p.m., Greensboro Police responded to a shooting at 1304 Blackmoor Road. Officers found three people with gunshot wounds: 66-year-old Theressa Little Johnson, 21-year-old Chestani Elizabeth Jones, and a 3-year-old boy. Both Johnson and Jones died of their injuries; the toddler was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

Neighbors remembered Theressa Johnson as a beloved community figure who had just finished watching fireworks near her home before the shooting. The Greensboro Police Department opened a homicide investigation; as of the latest report no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. The motive and the relationships among the victims have not been disclosed.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.