On June 9, 2025, around midday in Greensboro, North Carolina, 41-year-old Cathrice Whitsett was found with at least one gunshot wound on the 200 block of Berryman Street. Officers arrived at approximately 12:31 p.m.; Guilford County EMS rushed 41-year-old Cathrice Whitsett to a local hospital in critical condition, where the 41-year-old female later died of her injuries. Authorities classified the case as a homicide, marking Greensboro’s 17th homicide of 2025.
By the following day, investigators announced an arrest. Police charged 46-year-old Curtis Tyrone Vanhook with first-degree murder in the death of 41-year-old female victim Cathrice Whitsett. Detectives said the two knew each other, and they indicated that no additional suspects were being sought, narrowing the focus to a single alleged shooter.
The scene on Berryman Street had unfolded quickly, but the ripples spread through the community just as fast. Local outlets chronicled the brief, violent interruption of an ordinary Monday and the immediate steps of the investigation that followed: the life-threatening call, the transport, the death notification, and then the charge against a man who, according to police, had a prior connection to 41-year-old victim Cathrice Whitsett.
In the days that followed, online memorial pages and community posts preserved traces of a life beyond the headline. An obituary marked the passing of 41-year-old woman Cathrice Whitsett, while a memorial listing and fundraiser reflected neighbors’ and relatives’ grief and support, describing her as a devoted mother whose absence left a sudden, aching quiet in Greensboro.
