19-year-old woman shot, killed, found dead on picnic table in Greensboro park

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The Greensboro Police Department is investigating a homicide after a 19-year-old woman was found dead on Sunday night.

At around 7:27 p.m. on Sunday, officers came to the 2900 block of Haig Street after getting a report of a person lying on a picnic table under a pavilion at a park.

The caller told 911 that the person was not moving and they had heard what they thought were fireworks around an hour earlier. The caller inspected further and noticed the victim was not breathing and was suffering from gunshot wounds.

At the scene, investigators found the victim who was identified as 19-year-old Jakala Marie Goode. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The fatal shooting is being investigated as a homicide. Goode’s death is the 22nd homicide of 2024 in Greensboro.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000. Citizens can also download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip, or go to P3tips.com to submit a web tip. All tips to Crime Stoppers are completely anonymous.

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