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Suspects in shooting that killed Greensboro police officer appear in court

The three suspects arrested in the shooting and killing of a Greensboro police officer appeared in court Tuesday. Sergeant Philip Dale Nix was killed Saturday night. He was off duty when he was shot after intervening in a crime that was taking place at a Sheetz on Sandy Ridge Road. According to FOX8, the suspects were attempting to steal beer when Nix intervened and was shot twice.

Jamere Justice Foster, 18, is charged with first-degree murder, larceny, and conspiracy to commit larceny and is being held without bond. Z’quriah Le’Pearce Blackwell, 18, is charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder and is held with a $500,000 bond. John Walter Morrison, 28,  is charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, larceny, and conspiracy to commit larceny and is held without bond.

Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan has condemned the shooting as a senseless act of violence. Governor Roy Cooper offered his condolences and ordered all U.S. and NC flags at state facilities to half-staff until sunset on Wednesday. 

Nix was with Greensboro police for 23 years. The city of Greensboro is holding a community event Wednesday afternoon in support of the police department. 

 

Emily joined WFDD in 2014. It's a homecoming after 11 years working in public radio for stations in colder climates. She graduated from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro in 2003, where she earned her degree in music. She moved to Bloomington, Indiana, where she saw an advertisement on the side of a bus for the local station, WFIU, and began volunteering. That turned into a full time gig, where Emily did everything from producing fund drives, co-hosting a classical music quiz show, and handling station relations. In 2007, Emily accepted a position at WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio, as the host of All Things Considered. It was there that Emily learned how to be a reporter. Her stories won state and national awards and were regularly featured on NPR. Emily became News Director at WYSO in 2011.Now, she's back in North Carolina and happily leading the news team at WFDD. She lives in Winston-Salem with her husband and two children.

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