Greensboro shooting leaves one injured, closes roads in Random Woods area

A predawn shooting in the Random Woods area forced Greensboro police to shut down Bernau Avenue, Baker Avenue and part of Romaine Street near the Hickory Trails apartment complex, leaving one person injured and a busy residential corridor under investigation.

Officers were called to the 4100 block of Bernau Avenue at 3:14 a.m. and found evidence tied to the shooting scene near Bernau Avenue and Baker Avenue, in the area also identified near West Gate City Boulevard and Fairfax Road. WFMY News 2 reported shell casings and crime scene markers visible around Hickory Trails as investigators processed the block.

One victim was taken to a local hospital. Police said there was no danger to the community, but motorists were urged to stay away from the area and use alternate routes while the scene was secured.

The shutdown affected several connecting streets before dawn, including Bernau Avenue at Baker Avenue, Baker Avenue at Romaine Street and part of Romaine Street, which later reopened. The closures turned a section of northwest Greensboro into an active crime scene during the early morning hours, with police holding the area long enough to collect evidence and work through the initial response.

The Bernau Avenue corridor has also drawn police attention before. In September 2025, Zoe Santana, 27, was arrested in connection with another Bernau Avenue shooting that injured one person. She was charged with attempted first-degree murder and discharging a firearm into occupied property, and the Guilford County Jail listed her on a $1 million bond.

The latest shooting also came as Greensboro continued to confront a troubling run of violent-crime cases this spring. In an April 9, 2026 homicide case, Greensboro police said the city had recorded its fifth homicide of 2026, a reminder that the public-safety concerns reaching Random Woods are part of a broader pattern still unfolding across the city.