On January 11, 2025, Greensboro police responded to a single-vehicle crash near North Elm Street and Sommerton Drive at approximately 6:09 p.m. Upon arrival, officers discovered that the driver, identified as 50-year-old El Tahir Abdo Yahia Haroun, had suffered injuries consistent with a shooting. Haroun, a male resident of Greensboro, North Carolina, was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Following the incident, detectives launched an
investigation into Haroun’s death, treating it as a homicide. Authorities determined that Haroun had been shot while driving, which led to the crash. The Greensboro Police Department, with assistance from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, pursued leads in the case.
On April 11, 2025, law enforcement officials arrested 19-year-old Emorie Lee Harris in connection with the homicide. Harris was charged with first-degree murder and discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle. He was taken into custody and is being held at the Guilford County Jail without bond. The investigation remains ongoing as authorities continue to gather evidence related to the case.
