GREENSBORO, NC (WFMY) - Greensboro police say a person was shot in the parking lot near the Guilford County courthouse Monday morning.
The person has been taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police responded to a shots fired call around 11:50 a.m.and found the victim with a gunshot wound.
Police say the suspect left the scene in a car. Federal Place and the parking lot on Washington Avenue across from the courthouse are closed while authorities investigate.
An eyewitness on his way to the courthouse said he immediately ducked to the ground when he heard the gunshots.
"I got out of my truck and these guys were crossing the street. I put change in the meter and I turned to cross the street, heard gunshots behind me, it sounded like firecrackers and then after the car drove off. It drove off up the street and turned right and I went up to see if the people in the parking lot were ok," said Ben Ashley.
Officers were searching a black colored vehicle of interest at the corner of Eugene and Market Streets. WFMY learned a nearby SUV seen with a broken rear view window belonged to a retired officer that parked in the parking lot. The scene has since been cleared and roads reopened around 1:45 p.m.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000 or text keyword badboyz and the tip to 274637. All calls to Crime Stoppers are completely anonymous. Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest or indictment of the individual responsible.
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