Greensboro closes Royal Banquet Hall after West Gate City shooting

Greensboro shut Royal Banquet Hall at 3821 W. Gate City Boulevard after inspectors found code violations during a safety review triggered by the shooting that wounded nine people inside the venue. The city’s order also meant the building could not legally admit occupants, and the business surrendered its ABC license.

The closure landed on a West Gate City Boulevard corridor where the hall sat at 3821 W. Gate City Boulevard, in the 3800 block of one of Greensboro’s busiest stretches. Any event planned there now sits on hold behind a zero occupant load order, a step that effectively keeps the doors closed until the city clears the property for use again.

Greensboro police said the shooting happened in the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 3, 2026. Officers said nine people were struck by gunfire, including one 15-year-old and three 17-year-olds, and city officials said all nine victims were expected to survive.

City updates later said the two victims with the most serious injuries remained hospitalized that afternoon. Police also said the shooting was targeted, raising the stakes for the safety review that followed at the banquet hall.

Two men were taken into custody near the scene. Local reports identified them as Carlos Withers, 21, of High Point, and Edward Trey Lindsay III, 24, of High Point. The Greensboro Police Department said the investigation into the shooting was continuing as officers and city staff moved from the crime scene to the code-enforcement shutdown.

The city’s action turned the banquet hall from an event venue into a closed property on a major Greensboro commercial strip. With the occupancy order in place and the ABC license surrendered, Royal Banquet Hall could not legally operate while officials worked through the code violations found after the shooting.