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Greensboro Mother Found Dead, Son Charged with First-Degree Murder

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Published on July 15, 2025
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A tragic scene unfolded in Greensboro, as police discovered 52-year-old Nhoan Kopa deceased in her home. Greensboro police were called for a welfare check to the 1600 block of Sunrise Valley Drive after Kopa didn't appear at her workplace, as ABC11 reports. Upon arrival shortly before 3 p.m., officers found Kopa in an upstairs bathroom, where she was pronounced dead due to a traumatic wound.

In the wake of the incident, her 27-year-old son, Jut Kopa, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder while the Greensboro Police Department continues its investigation, this according to a CBS17 news release. Further details reveal that the son was located in Raleigh and arrested without incident before being transported back to Greensboro, he now faces the judicial system from the confines of the Guilford County Jail, being held without bond.

While the police remain tight-lipped about the motives behind the mother's untimely demise, they have expressed confidence in the charges brought against the son; there’s no ongoing search for additional suspects as articulated by WFMY News 2.

The community is in shock over the events that have occurred, and the authorities are urging anyone with information relating to this case to reach out to Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers.