Greensboro police: Speedway employee shot and killed, investigation underway
Updated: 7:34 AM EDT Jul 2, 2021
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GREENSBORO, N.C. —
A gas station employee was shot and killed on Thursday morning in Greensboro. Her coworkers are remembering her as a caring manager.
Police said they responded to the Speedway, located at 2834 Battleground Avenue, just after 6 a.m. in reference to an aggravated assault.
Officers said they found one person suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was taken to the hospital, where she died from her injuries on Thursday afternoon.
The victim has been identified as Patricia Grant, 72. Grant was a manager at Speedway.
According to police, the suspect was described as a Black man wearing a green winter coat with a hood, who ran away.
The investigation is ongoing.
WXII 12 News spoke with Avery Courter. Grant was his coworker and manager.
Courter said while he closes up the gas station at night, Grant was the one who would open it up in the mornings.
“She was very nice. She treated her coworkers pretty well, she would like, she was nice is pretty much the best way to describe it,” he said.
Avery said his coworker was one of a kind.
“She would treat her new coworkers really well, in particular, to like, buy them a drink for their first shift,” he said.
Police said they also served a search warrant at a home off of Marthas Place in Greensboro near the gas station but would not say how it was connected.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.
Greensboro woman dies after shooting at Speedway
Updated: 7:34 AM EDT Jul 2, 2021
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GREENSBORO, N.C. —
A gas station employee was shot and killed on Thursday morning in Greensboro. Her coworkers are remembering her as a caring manager.
Police said they responded to the Speedway, located at 2834 Battleground Avenue, just after 6 a.m. in reference to an aggravated assault.
Officers said they found one person suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim was taken to the hospital, where she died from her injuries on Thursday afternoon.
The victim has been identified as Patricia Grant, 72. Grant was a manager at Speedway.
According to police, the suspect was described as a Black man wearing a green winter coat with a hood, who ran away.
The investigation is ongoing.
WXII 12 News spoke with Avery Courter. Grant was his coworker and manager.
Courter said while he closes up the gas station at night, Grant was the one who would open it up in the mornings.
“She was very nice. She treated her coworkers pretty well, she would like, she was nice is pretty much the best way to describe it,” he said.
Avery said his coworker was one of a kind.
“She would treat her new coworkers really well, in particular, to like, buy them a drink for their first shift,” he said.
Police said they also served a search warrant at a home off of Marthas Place in Greensboro near the gas station but would not say how it was connected.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.
Greensboro woman dies after shooting at Speedway
