Camren Cole

Camren Cole, a 19-year-old Black man, was killed in a shooting in Greensboro, North Carolina, in the early fall of 2022. His death launched a homicide investigation to find the person responsible for the act of gun violence.

On the evening of Thursday, September 29, 2022, at approximately 8:50 p.m., Greensboro police officers responded to a report of a shooting. They were dispatched to the 800 block of Glenwood Avenue, near West Gate City Boulevard, where they found Camren suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed for medical care but ultimately died from his injuries.

The Greensboro Police Department began investigating the case as a homicide. For just over a month, detectives pursued leads in the shooting. On October 31, 2022, their investigation led to an arrest. Authorities took 19-year-old Deonte Javon Neal into custody in connection with Camren's death.

Neal was subsequently charged with first-degree murder. Following the arrest, the Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers organization marked Camren's case as solved. As of November 2022, a suspect had been arrested and charged. Police had previously asked that anyone with information about the incident contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.