One Man in Custody, Another Wanted in Connection with Elm Street Shootings

           

           "On Nov. 24, Detectives with the Greensboro Police Department have identified two Asheboro men in connection with the exchange of gunfire on Elm St. on Nov. 8 that left one person dead and four others wounded.

            Leonardo Vences, 23, was arrested without incident on Nov. 18 in after a motor vehicle stop in Rock Hill, S.C. He is charged Accessory After the Fact for the murder of 28-year-old Mark Shayne Davis who was fatally shot during the incident.

Vences was arrested with the assistance of the York County (S.C.) Sheriff’s Department Anti-Crime Team and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Vences waived extradition and will be transported to Greensboro in the near future.

            Police have identified Gosafat Rodriguez, 22, as the suspect in Davis’ murder. He has an active warrant for arrest for First Degree Murder. He also faces two counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill or Inflict Serious Injury, and one count of Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury in connection with the incident. Rodriguez is not believed to be in the Triad area.

           Witnesses stated that Davis was involved in an altercation between two groups of people in the area of S. Elm St. and Lewis St. at approximately 2:35 am on Nov. 8. The incident began after patrons had left several clubs at closing time, and became engaged in a verbal dispute that escalated to a shooting.

           Officer J.M. Chavez who fired his weapon at one of the shooters remains on administrative duties while the investigation is ongoing.

           Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) with the keyword badboyz.  Calls and texts are anonymous and confidential."

- A Police Report

Man shot, flees scene

"On May 21, 2014 at approximately 2:00 am, Officers responded to 201 Berryman Street in reference to a report of a subject having been shot at this location.

Upon arrival, Officers were unable to locate a victim but did locate a crime scene. Several minutes after Officer arrival on Berryman Street, another Officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on N. Holden Road near Christ Church Road. As that Officer approached the vehicle, he observed one of the occupants to be suffering from gunshot wounds to the abdomen and to the arm.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the victim was the subject reportedly shot at 201 Berryman Street. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries, which are not considered to be life threatening at this time.

There is no suspect information at this time and the investigation is ongoing.

Eastern Division Patrol, Central Division Patrol, CID, and CSI responded to the incident.

Sent Authority: Lieutenant CM Schultheis, Watch Commander

                                                                                                           

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 336.373.1000."

A Police Report