Greensboro police say they’ve made an arrest in connection with the city’s third homicide of 2026 – but, as is often the case early in an investigation, many key questions remain unanswered.
According to the Greensboro Police Department, officers were called to the 3300 block of North O’Henry Boulevard on Sunday afternoon, March 23, after reports that a person had been shot.
When police, along with Greensboro Fire and Guilford County EMS, arrived around 4:26 p.m., they found 72-year-old Danny Eugene Williams inside an apartment suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Emergency personnel attempted life-saving measures, but Williams was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators identified 36-year-old Passhion Michael Barr as the suspect in the case. Police later located Barr on Trent Street in Greensboro, where members of the department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team took him into custody.
Barr has been charged with first-degree murder. He also faces additional charges, including carrying a concealed weapon, resisting arrest, and two drug-related offenses.
Barr is currently being held in the Guilford County Jail without bond.
Authorities say Williams’ next of kin have been notified.
Police have not released any information as to a possible motive, and the case remains under active investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000, submit a tip through the P3tips mobile app, or use the service’s website. (Crime Stoppers tips can be made anonymously.)
The charges against Barr are allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
