Detectives with the Greensboro Police Department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team now have a suspect in custody for a 2022 mass shooting. Twenty-year-old Rishon Elias Weaver was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the crime that left two dead.
Assistant Police Chief Rick Alston oversees the investigative bureau. At a press conference Friday, he said cases like this remain a top priority for detectives to provide families with justice.
"This homicide happened in 2022. It changed a lot of lives," he said. "You know, when you have a mass shooting like this, we have six people that were suffering from gunshot wounds, and two of them fatally, that affects a lot of families. So, you know, being able to bring closure and get us to where you're holding someone accountable is very important."
On October 25, 2022, 15-year-old Ronaldo Lee Snipes and 19-year-old Kaneycha Turner were fatally wounded. Turner was a freshman at North Carolina A&T. Four other gunshot victims were treated at a local hospital and later released.