Man killed in ‘self-defense homicide’ on New Year’s Day in Winston-Salem

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A 54-year-old man was killed in a shooting that the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office described as “a justifiable self-defense homicide” on New Year’s Day in Winston-Salem.

At around 11:01 p.m. on Thursday, deputies came to the 1600 block of Hartman Plaza Court after getting a report of shots being fired. At the scene, deputies found Floyd Leonard Denney, 54, of Winston-Salem, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Denney died as a result of his injuries while being taken to the hospital.

Investigators determined the deadly shooting was “a justifiable self-defense homicide.”…

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