WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A man found with head injuries has died Friday after being assaulted at Salem Lake Park in March, Winston-Salem police say.
Officers responded to Salem Lake Park around 7:50 a.m. on March 21. They received a call regarding a person, identified as 27-year-old Rodney Dwight Adams, Jr., who appeared to have been assaulted lying on the sidewalk.
Adams was unresponsive and had severe injuries to the head. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of critical, life-threatening injuries.
On Friday, Adams died from his injuries. The incident is now being investigated as a homicide.
Officers said this was not a random act of violence and there was no danger to the community.
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