Greensboro police investigate aggravated assault near I-40 West exit 213

Greensboro police said they found an assault victim in a wooded area near I-40 West and Exit 213 for Guilford College Road just before sunrise June 10, adding another violent-crime response along one of the city’s busiest travel corridors. Officers were called to the area around 5:15 a.m. and discovered one person who had been assaulted.

The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment. FOX8 WGHP reported that Guilford County EMS transported the person with serious injuries to the 5400 block of Hornaday Road, while WFMY News 2 reported the same basic sequence of events, including the early-morning police response and hospital transport.

Police did not release any suspect information in the initial reports, and they did not say whether investigators believe the victim knew the attacker. They also did not identify a motive. That leaves open the central questions in the case, including whether the assault was targeted, random, or tied to another dispute.

The wooded setting is part of what makes the call stand out. The assault did not happen inside a home or business, but in a stretch of trees near Interstate 40 West, where traffic moves quickly and where a scene could have gone unnoticed without a police response. For drivers, nearby residents and people passing through Guilford County, the location adds urgency to a case that remains in the early stages.

The Greensboro Police Department posts official press releases through its public newsroom, and its weekly crime data notes that aggravated-assault reporting is based on victim counts for state and federal reporting. The June 10 assault also came amid other serious violent-crime calls in Greensboro, including a June 9 case on Ross Avenue and Pearson Street and another June 10 aggravated assault on Lynhaven Drive that sent two people to hospitals.