Greensboro police make arrest in January homicide case

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AT WXII 12.COM. That evening, Greensboro police detectives made an arrest in a fatal shooting that took place in January. POLICE ARRESTED JOSE LUIS RAY LOPEZ, 32, FRIDAY. HE IS CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER ON JANUARY 21, GABRIEL SALAZAR LOPEZ, 36, DIED AFTER BEING SHOT IN A PARKING LOT NEAR LATINO BAR ON WEST MEADOWVIEW ROAD. LOPEZ IS BEING DETAINED TONIGHT WITHOUT BOND.

Greensboro police make arrest in January homicide case

The Greensboro Police Department's Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrested 32-year-old Jose Luis Rea-Lopez on Friday. His arrest is linked to a shooting that left one person dead and another injured in January.

Greensboro Police Department detectives have made an arrest in connection with a shooting at Bar Latino that left one person dead. According to a press release, the Greensboro Police Department's Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) arrested 32-year-old Jose Luis Rea-Lopez on Friday. Lopez is charged with first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury. This arrest is in connection with a shooting reported on January 21, 2024, which occurred shortly after 2 a.m. At the scene, Gabriel Salazar-Lopez, 36, was found with life-threatening injuries in the parking lot near Bar Latino. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries. A second person shot was treated and released. Rea-Lopez was transported to the Guilford County Jail, where he is being held without bond. His court date is scheduled for Monday, June 17.

GREENSBORO, North Carolina —

Greensboro Police Department detectives have made an arrest in connection with a shooting at Bar Latino that left one person dead.

According to a press release, the Greensboro Police Department's Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) arrested 32-year-old Jose Luis Rea-Lopez on Friday.

Lopez is charged with first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury.

This arrest is in connection with a shooting reported on January 21, 2024, which occurred shortly after 2 a.m. When officers arrived on scene, Gabriel Salazar-Lopez, 36, was found with life-threatening injuries in the parking lot near Bar Latino. . He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.

A second person shot was treated and released.

Rea-Lopez was transported to the Guilford County Jail, where he is being held without bond.

His court date is scheduled for Monday, June 17.

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