FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man was convicted of murder and robbery and sentenced to two life sentences, according to the office of Forsyth County District Attorney James O’Neill.
A Forsyth County jury convicted Michael Christopher Thompson, 50, after a week-long trial of:
- First-Degree Murder
- Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon
- First-Degree Burglary
- six counts of Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Dwelling
- possession of a firearm by a felon
Thompson was also convicted of being a violent, habitual felon.
The evidence presented at trial indicated that on Feb. 4, 2022, at 2:30 a.m., officers from the Winston-Salem Police Department responded to a shooting in the 100 block of Weatherwood Court…