GREENSBORO, N.C. — Police have arrested a man in connection to a shooting on Denny Road that left a woman dead in Greensboro.
Detectives with Greensboro Police Department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team, with assistance from the Winston-Salem Police Department, arrested Troy Marquise Gillard Wednesday and charged him with first-degree murder in the death of Kathryn Holmes.
Gillard is in custody without bond.
He is also charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm into occupied property, possession of a firearm by a felon, and fugitive from justice.
Police said Holmes had traveled to that location on Denny Road for a planned transaction arranged through an online marketplace site.
Officers said they are not seeking any other suspects in connection with this investigation.
Investigators said Gillard had a family connection to the house searched on Denny Road on May 24 hours after the shooting occurred. Police had received information about a person possibly entering the home; After further investigation, the home was found to be empty.
The Greensboro Police Department encourages people to use the following Safety Tips when using online sites to arrange to buy or sell items in person.
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