Nearly five years after 27-year-old Lyndon Massenburg was shot dead outside an apartment complex on South Eugene Street, investigators are hoping a bigger reward can finally crack the case. Officers responded to a shooting at Asberry Courts Apartments at 1234 S. Eugene St. just after 10 p.m. on November 27, 2021, and found Massenburg suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. His death has been investigated as a homicide ever since, but no arrests have ever been announced.
That changed, in terms of resources at least, on Monday, when North Carolina Governor Josh Stein issued a proclamation adding a state reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible, according to the Greensboro Police Department. Combined with the $5,000 reward already offered by Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers for information leading to an arrest, the total potential payout for tipsters now reaches up to $30,000. The state's reward operates separately from the Crime Stoppers reward.
In announcing the proclamation, Governor Stein said officials “must use every tool at our disposal to pursue justice for victims,” urging residents with information to come forward, according to a statement from the State of North Carolina Governor's Office. The state's reward offers up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
A Family's Account From a 2023 Vigil
A Family's Account Some of the only public context around a possible motive came from Massenburg's family. They said they believe their son was shot during a possible attempted robbery while he sat in his car with the door open at Asberry Courts Apartments, according to WFMY News 2. That vigil honored 65 local homicide victims during a year that saw Greensboro ultimately record 74 homicides in 2023, the station reported.
Massenburg was laid to rest that December. His funeral was held on December 4, 2021, at Shiloh Baptist Church on Eugene Street, followed by burial at Carolina Biblical Gardens in Jamestown, per Legacy.com, a service that took place just a week after he was killed near the same stretch of South Eugene Street.
Crime Trends and a Department Under New Leadership
The push to solve Massenburg's killing comes as Greensboro's overall homicide numbers have been trending downward. Homicides declined from 29 in 2025 to 19 in 2026 during the same period, with police maintaining an 83 percent clearance rate, Hoodline previously reported. Serious violent crimes declined in 2025 compared with 2024, a decline supported in part by targeted federal grant funding, Hoodline has also reported.
Greensboro/Guilford County Crime Stoppers is offering a portion of the reward and offers cash rewards of up to $5,000. The organization also has a Gun Stoppers initiative, which pays a minimum $250 cash reward for anonymous tips leading to the seizure of illegal firearms or the arrest of felons in possession of weapons. Chief Afzal, who was sworn in to lead the department in May 2026, now leads the department with what has been described as a commitment to data-driven policing.
How to Submit a Tip
Anyone with information about the identities or involvement of individuals connected to Massenburg's death is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 336-574-4020. Tipsters can also submit information through the mobile P3tips app or online at P3tips.com. Crime Stoppers says all calls remain completely anonymous, and rewards are available for information that leads to an arrest.
