Greensboro Man Arrested in 2024 Fatal Shooting on Hewitt Street

Cameron Leon Lee was found unresponsive at 3633-A Hewitt Street on the afternoon of October 24, 2024, shot at 2:33 p.m. in what Greensboro police initially described as an isolated incident with no suspects at large. Nearly six months later, a warrant led investigators to Jaron Nashir Gladden, 23, of Greensboro, who was arrested on April 9, 2025, and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Lee's death.

Gladden was booked into the Guilford County Jail without bond and had a court appearance scheduled for the Friday following his arrest, according to online booking records.

For the case to advance to trial, Guilford County prosecutors must prove first-degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt. Under North Carolina law, that standard requires establishing premeditation and deliberation: that Gladden formed the intent to kill before acting and carried it out with a calculated mind. No motive has been publicly disclosed by the Greensboro Police Department.

Lee, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving efforts by responding officers. His death was recorded as the city's 36th homicide of 2024, one of 43 fatal shootings Greensboro logged that year. That total still represents a 42% drop from 2023, when the city recorded a record-high 74 homicides. In a city of approximately 300,000, GPD Chief Thompson has noted that Greensboro has averaged 52 homicides per year since 2017, calling the 2024 numbers "bittersweet."

The department attributes part of that decline to structural changes, including a new Investigative Support Division and more strategic patrol deployment. The city's Office of Community Safety, led by manager Latisha McNeil, held its second annual Violence Awareness Day at Barber Park in June 2024 and has worked directly with residents in high-risk neighborhoods as the community-led arm of Greensboro's public safety structure.

The Cameron Lee case is among several 2024 Greensboro homicides that have produced arrests extending into 2025. The final entry on the city's 2024 homicide list was GPD Officer Michael T. Horan, a reminder that even as the annual count fell sharply, the cost did not.

Anyone with information about the Hewitt Street shooting can contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.