GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The manslaughter charge against a former Greensboro Police Department officer was dismissed on Friday, according to court records.
Matthew Hamilton, then an officer with the Greensboro Police Department, was indicted in June 2022 in connection with the 2021 shooting death of Joseph Lopez. He was subsequently fired from GPD. Hamilton’s trial began on Jan. 12, 2026.
Records show that Hamilton’s manslaughter charge in connection with Lopez’s death was dismissed by the court with no plea agreement…