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Downtown Greensboro streets closed by police. Social media users say there was shooting

Greensboro police move crime scene tape outside the Gateway Plaza apartment building on W. McGee Street in Greensboro, N.C., on Sunday, August 30, 2026. Police blocked off several sections of road in downtown while they investigated the shooting and police standoff which sent both a female victim and a male gunman to the hospital in critical condition. Greensboro police investigate outside an apartment building on W. Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email.

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Scoop News DeskGreensboro, North Carolina · Published Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 10:28 PM UTCUpdated Monday, August 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC

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1 dead — Kathryn Binkley

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