Marco Antonio Salazar Cano, a 62-year-old Hispanic man from Winston-Salem, was found shot on Tuesday night, August 19, 2025, on the 300 block of Gregory Street, near Salem Parkway and Peters Creek Parkway. Responding officers arrived around 9:59 p.m. and discovered the 62-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel rushed him to a local hospital, where the 62-year-old man later died from his injuries.
Police emphasized that the shooting appeared to be an
isolated incident. Detectives opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for information, directing tipsters to the department's non-emergency line and Crime Stoppers in both English and Spanish. Despite canvassing the area and collecting initial evidence overnight, authorities shared no suspect description and did not outline a motive.
Family and community grief surfaced quickly after the 62-year-old man's death. A memorial posting identified him as lost to gun violence on August 19 in Winston-Salem. Loved ones created a fundraiser to help repatriate his remains to Veracruz, a gesture that underscored how far his ties extended beyond the city's streets where the 62-year-old man spent his final moments.
As of the initial reports and subsequent early updates, no arrests had been announced in the killing of the 62-year-old man, and investigators had not publicly named a suspect or suspects. Police continued urging anyone with knowledge of what happened on Gregory Street that night to come forward so they could trace the path that led to the gunfire and bring clarity to a case that left a family—and a neighborhood—seeking answers.
