On Oct. 23 at approximately 5:28 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the area of Seymour Drive and Rosewood Avenue for a report of a shooting. 

When officers arrived, they found David Lerone Smith, 45, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Smith was transported to UNC Health Wayne for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. 

The Goldsboro Police Department’s Investigative Services Bureau was contacted and initiated an investigation. This investigation is still developing, and no further information will be released at this time.