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By From staff reports
Published in News on August 27, 2010 1:46 PM
Shooting
Javon Young, 28, of South Slocumb Street was airlifted Thursday to Pitt Memorial Hospital for a gun shot wound in his lower back. Goldsboro police responded to a fight-in-progress call at The Grand at Day Point apartment complex last night around 8:45. Seconds later the call was updated to a shooting. When police arrived, they found Young lying behind the 1900 building with the gunshot wound. He was transported to Wayne Memorial Hospital before being airlifted to Pitt. Police Sgt. Chad Calloway said they have not made an arrest in the case yet, but do have leads.
GPD promotion
Goldsboro Police officer Michael West was promoted Wednesday to major, commander of operations. West, who has been with the department since 1992, was first promoted to sergeant in 1999, then promoted again to captain in 2006. West has completed more than 500 hours of specialized training in traffic enforcement and crash investigation. In 2007 he graduated from the Administrative Officers Management Program at N.C. State University.