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Police look for leads after 17-year-old shot to death outside Greensboro Coliseum

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Traveyon Hairston’s killer.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The mother of a Dudley High School student who was shot and killed outside the Central Carolina Fair in Greensboro is demanding answers.

Traveyon Hairston, 17, is one of two Dudley High students killed in unrelated shootings this month.

Greensboro police said Hairston was shot on Sept.11 on Ellington Street at Hardie Street. He was leaving the fair outside the Greensboro Coliseum.

He died at a hospital.

"He was trying to get to safety. He was trying to come back home," Katrina Walton said. "He was trying to get back home to his mom."

Walton is still trying to understand how her son became the victim of a shooting. She believes her son was targeted.

"From my understanding, at the fair, some individuals were following him," Walton said.

She said Hairston tried to get help from the police twice. Once, she said officers separated him from the group he believed was following him.

The second time, she said officers told him to leave.

Greensboro police told WFMY News 2's Grace Holland they could not confirm those details due to the ongoing investigation. 

Walton said her son was a loyal friend and she believes that got him in trouble that night.

"He just kind of got with individuals that did not have his best interest," Walton said.

She and her son were inseparable and without him she aid she feels lost. She said she has not been able to go back to their home since his death.

"It's an eerie silence," Walton said.

No arrests have been made in her son's case and she wants those responsible to come forward.

"I want them to do the right thing. I want the mothers of these individuals to do the right thing," Walton said.

Police said they've seen a rise in gun violence among teens and Walton has a message for parents.

"Watch your children. Watch who your kids are dealing with. You get that intuition inside for a reason," Walton said.

RELATED: 17-year-old dies following 2 separate overnight shootings in Greensboro


Anyone with information about the shooting should call Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.

Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stopper is offering a reward up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Hariston’s killer.

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