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Thursday, July 25, 2019

Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit are conducting a homicide investigation in the 7100 block of Barrington Drive in the North Tryon Division.  The call for service came in at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, 2019. 

North Tryon Division Officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call for service.  Upon arrival, officers located a male with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of an apartment complex.   The victim was transported to Atrium Health Carolina’s Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased by hospital staff.  An additional male victim later showed up at Atrium Health University City with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.  The deceased victim’s identity will be released pending family notification.  At this time, the relationship between the two victims is unknown.

Detectives with the Homicide Unit responded to the scene and are currently canvassing the area to determine whether there are any additional witnesses to this incident. 

Crime Scene Search has responded to the call for service to process the scene and collect physical evidence.  Representatives of the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Homicide Prosecution Team, Victim Services, RTCC, Medic, CFD and Operations Command responded to the scene. 

This is an ongoing, active investigation.  As further information develops it will be released by CMPD Public Affairs.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit Detective.  Detective Overman is the lead detective assigned to the case.  The public can also call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or visit the Crime Stoppers website at http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.    For additional information about this incident please refer to report numbers 2019-0725-213001.

Sunday, January 14, 2018,

Officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s North Division are conducting a shooting investigation in the 2400 block of Cairns Mill Court.  The call for service came in at 3:24 p.m. on Sunday, January 14, 2018.

North Division patrol officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call for service stating that one person was shot in a residence in the 2400 block of Cairns Mill Court.  Upon arrival, officers found a 10-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was transported by Medic to Carolinas Medical Center.  The victim has what appears to be serious injuries. 

At this time, the shooting appears to be accidental and officers are not currently looking for any additional suspects. 

North Division Officers and Crime Scene Search are currently investigating and canvassing the area.

This is an ongoing, active investigation.  As additional information develops it will be released by CMPD Public Affairs. 

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or visit the Crime Stoppers mobile app website at http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/. 

1 February, 2018 – SHOOTING INVESTIGATION

At 4:31 PM, Officers were dispatched to 1^st Avenue between Clifton and Hemingway Streets after it was reported to 911 that there had been gunfire and a person had been shot. A second report indicated two people had been shot.

Arriving officers located one victim in a car. The report of two victims was unfounded. The victim is an adult man from New Haven. His arm injury is not life threatening. He was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment.

Police are looking for a green car, occupied by two people. The passenger is a light complexioned black man who wore a hooded sweatshirt. The car in question ispossibly involved.

Detectives are at the scene investigating.

Anyone with information on this case, is urged to phone detectives at 203-946-6304 or through the department’s anonymous tip-line at 866-888-TIPS (8477) or 203-946-629

CMPD Homicide detectives are releasing a video that captures Ketie Jones walking along The Plaza shortly before she was shot. Jones was found around the corner in a parking lot off Hamorton Place. The video also shows a vehicle back up on Hamorton at just about the time detectives believe Jones was shot.

Notes:

• Jones comes into the frame at about 16:13 in the video.
• Detectives have determined that the clock on the video is a few minutes slow.
• The video is from a nearby building’s surveillance camera.

Anyone who may have been driving any of the vehicles shown in the video or who may have been in the area at the time is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a homicide detective. Anyone with any information about this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. A cash reward is available for information that leads to an arrest.