Officers responded at 2:46 p.m. to a shooting call in the 400 block of East New Hope Road.
The victim, 28-year-old Demartquise Ti'Quez Swinson, of La Grange, was rushed to UNC Health Wayne and later airlifted to ECU Health in Greenville.
Swinson was listed in critical condition.
The Goldsboro Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division and the Crime Scene Unit are actively investigating.
No other details were immediately released.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call or text Crime Stoppers at (919) 735-2255 or submit a TIP at p3tips.com. Callers will remain anonymous. Crime Stoppers gives cash rewards for information leading to arrests of up to $500 for misdemeanors with the recovery of drugs, firearms, property, or fugitive arrests, and up to $1,500 for felony arrests
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