Greensboro Man, 18, Charged in Two Shootings Into Occupied Homes

Tivharyi Jefferson, 18, faces nine counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after Greensboro police connected him to two separate shootings into occupied homes spanning more than five weeks and two city neighborhoods.

Police tied Jefferson to a Jan. 24 shooting on Franklinwood Drive, in Greensboro's Hope Valley neighborhood, and a March 1 shooting on John Dimrey Drive. The Franklinwood Drive incident generated three counts of assault with intent to kill; the John Dimrey Drive shooting produced six. Both incidents carry additional charges of discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, felony conspiracy and discharging a firearm within city limits.

The charge profile carries serious sentencing exposure under North Carolina law. Discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling is a Class D felony, carrying a potential range of 38 to 160 months depending on prior record level. Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, without serious injury inflicted, is a Class E felony with a sentencing range of 15 to 63 months. With multiple counts stacked across both incidents, Jefferson's cumulative exposure if convicted runs into years.

Beyond the two shootings, Jefferson faces charges from parallel investigations: possessing a stolen firearm, specifically a silver 9mm Taurus PT92 that police paperwork valued at approximately $500; possession of a weapon of mass destruction; carrying a concealed weapon; and a speeding violation. Jefferson was booked and is being held on a $50,000 secured bond.

At $50,000, Jefferson would need to post the full amount in cash or work through a licensed bail bondsman. Bondsmen typically charge a non-refundable premium of 10 to 15 percent of the bond total, meaning roughly $5,000 to $7,500 paid up front with no refund regardless of how the case resolves. Until the bond is met or a judge modifies the amount at a subsequent hearing, Jefferson remains in Guilford County custody.

Three specialized Greensboro Police Department units converged to build the case: the Crime Gun Intelligence Center, the Violent Crime Reduction Team and the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team. That coordinated approach connected ballistic evidence, traced the stolen Taurus pistol and linked both shootings to the same suspect. Police have not publicly identified what specific ballistic or forensic findings tied the two incidents together.

Anyone with security or doorbell-camera footage from either the Hope Valley area on Jan. 24 or John Dimrey Drive on March 1 should contact the Greensboro Police Department or Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers directly. Investigators have noted that tips from neighbors frequently close the gaps on motive and timeline that formal evidence alone cannot fill, and that additional suspects have not been ruled out.

The case moves next into Guilford County's court process, where first appearances and a bond-status review before a district court judge will mark the earliest public milestones.