Jeffrey Devine Hampton, a 44-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2015, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Hampton was shot while sitting in a car alongside Ernest Lemark Cuthbertson, a 23-year-old African American male. The incident occurred just after 11 p.m. in the 1000 block of East Bragg Street near Bennett Street and Gate City Boulevard.
Cuthbertson was found dead at the scene, while Hampton succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
The Greensboro police launched an investigation into the homicides, suspecting that the shooting stemmed from a disturbance. Witnesses reported seeing two or three men fleeing the scene on foot. The police believed that the incident was not random and that the suspects knew the victims.
On December 22, 2015, Chauncey Jamal Slade, a 17-year-old African American male, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Hampton and Cuthbertson. Slade was already in custody at the High Point Jail for unrelated charges of stealing property from several automobiles. Detectives learned that the shooting followed a dispute among Slade, Cuthbertson, Hampton, and others. The nature of the dispute and the motive for the shooting remained unclear.
The investigation into the homicides continued, with the police urging anyone with information to come forward. Despite the arrest of Slade, the case highlighted the ongoing issue of gun violence in Greensboro and the need for community cooperation to solve such crimes.
