Man shot on South Slocumb Street
By Joey Pitchford
Published in News on June 17, 2017 4:16 PM
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Police rope the area where a man was shot at BeesTown store at 905 S. Slocumb St. this afternoon.
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A man was airlifted to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville after being shot at Bees Town store at 905 S. Slocumb St. Saturday.
Officers responded to a shots fired call at the store around 3 p.m. Saturday. The victim, 23-year-old Octavious Thompson, 109 N. Herman St., was sped to Wayne Memorial Hospital by private vehicle before police arrived on scene, according to a press release.
According to the release, Thompson sustained non-life threatening injuries, but upon arrival at Wayne Memorial Hospital he was prepped for surgery and then transferred to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville for further treatment.
The Investigations Bureau responded to the incident and are conducting an investigation into the shooting.
PREVIOUS STORY: A man is being airlifted to the Vidant Medical Center in Greenville after being shot at the Bees Town store at 905 S. Slocumb St., said the Goldsboro Police Department.
Officers responded to a shots fired call at the store around 3 p.m. According to Capt. Trey Ball, the victim, an unidentified man, was driven to Wayne Memorial in a private vehicle, likely by a friend or relative.
Ball said he did not know what events led to the shooting or how severe the victim's injuries were.
"It is my knowledge at this time that they are going to airlift him to Vidant," he said.
Police tape cordoned off the BeesTown parking lot as police vehicles took up positions around the area. Several onlookers said that they had come outside when they heard the police show up, but none had any idea what had happened at the store.
This report will be updated as details become available.