19-year-old found dead on picnic table in Greensboro, police say

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Greensboro police said they received a call about a person under a table around 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A 19-year-old was found dead under a picnic table on Haig Street, according to Greensboro police. 

On Sunday, officers responded to the 2900 block of Haig Street after a caller expressed concern about a person lying on a picnic table under a pavilion in the park at that location. 

The caller said the person was not moving and said they heard what they thought were fireworks about an hour earlier. After closer inspection, the caller said the person was not breathing and had injuries that the caller described as gunshot wounds. 

Officers identified the victim as Jakala Marie Goode. 

EMS pronounced her dead at the scene. 

This investigation is ongoing. 

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