GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro police are investigating a murder after a person was found dead inside a burning vehicle Friday morning.
Around 4:32 a.m., police said they responded to a call about a vehicle crash in the area of exit 216 on I-40 westbound.
When emergency crews arrived, police said they found a car on fire in the center lane with a person unconscious inside. After firefighters put out the fire, police said they noticed the vehicle was hit with gunfire.
Investigators said the person was dead upon arrival.
Officers said they have since identified 35-year-old Dedrick Lee Wooding as the person found dead inside the vehicle. A second vehicle was found on the scene with damage from the initial crash.
Wooding was found with some gunshot wounds, but the cause of his death is not determined yet, according to police.
Officers said they closed I-40 W for several hours while Homicide Detectives, Crash Reconstruction Investigators, and Forensic Investigators assisted with the investigation.
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