Update: Wayne Ruden was arrested in Randolph County on 2-23-2009 and held for extradition to Cuba, NY on charges filed in 1997. Four years later he's shot in the head in front of multiple witnesses in downtown Greensboro and the local media won't cover the story. Why? Begin original post.
A few weeks ago I reported a possible murder in Downtown Greensboro that the media nor the GPD would confirm. Now I have confirmation that a murder was at least attempted. The following letter is from the Rhino Times:
"Dear Editor,
On Monday, a man was assaulted in the alley between the Bargain Box and the Greensboro city parking deck. He was badly beaten and managed to crawl out to the street at the park. He was found and sent to Cone Hospital.
Funny that the news or newspaper didn't have anything about this. Could it be that Greensboro doesn't want people to know that those types of incidents happen right there in our nice little downtown? Would it stain the image they have so tried to make people think is just happy and wonderful?
And now it has been said that the detective that is investigating the incident was told not to check the cameras in the garage or across the street at the park to see if there was any footage of what happened or if they could tell who assaulted him. He was told to wait until the man is able to tell them anything on his own.
He is in ICU with tubes out his head and fractures to his face. I don't think he will be talking to anyone any time soon. Maybe that is what they want. Maybe he could identify them and the police would not like the outcome. Maybe it might just be a white man beaten by other white men or just maybe it could have been blacks and that would cause an issue, so let's hide that so as not to cause any uproar.
If it were the mayor or someone prominent in the community, the police would be all over this. But because he was just a common person they don't want to bother. He was not a transient, he was a friend. He had people that loved him and cared about him. He was in town to do what he had to do and would have been going back to Randolph County if this didn't happen. Now he just doesn't matter enough to find out who did this. Maybe it will be someone you know next time. They are still out there.
The man was Wayne Ruden. He was from Randolph County. He was our friend.
Debra McCusker
February 07, 2013"
A few weeks ago I reported a possible murder in Downtown Greensboro that the media nor the GPD would confirm. Now I have confirmation that a murder was at least attempted. The following letter is from the Rhino Times:
"Dear Editor,
On Monday, a man was assaulted in the alley between the Bargain Box and the Greensboro city parking deck. He was badly beaten and managed to crawl out to the street at the park. He was found and sent to Cone Hospital.
Funny that the news or newspaper didn't have anything about this. Could it be that Greensboro doesn't want people to know that those types of incidents happen right there in our nice little downtown? Would it stain the image they have so tried to make people think is just happy and wonderful?
And now it has been said that the detective that is investigating the incident was told not to check the cameras in the garage or across the street at the park to see if there was any footage of what happened or if they could tell who assaulted him. He was told to wait until the man is able to tell them anything on his own.
He is in ICU with tubes out his head and fractures to his face. I don't think he will be talking to anyone any time soon. Maybe that is what they want. Maybe he could identify them and the police would not like the outcome. Maybe it might just be a white man beaten by other white men or just maybe it could have been blacks and that would cause an issue, so let's hide that so as not to cause any uproar.
If it were the mayor or someone prominent in the community, the police would be all over this. But because he was just a common person they don't want to bother. He was not a transient, he was a friend. He had people that loved him and cared about him. He was in town to do what he had to do and would have been going back to Randolph County if this didn't happen. Now he just doesn't matter enough to find out who did this. Maybe it will be someone you know next time. They are still out there.
The man was Wayne Ruden. He was from Randolph County. He was our friend.
Debra McCusker
February 07, 2013"
