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Robert Tufano, a spokesperson for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, told The Intercept in an email that “the practice of ‘kettling’ is prohibited under the department’s standard operation procedures.” Tufano added that the practice was “not specifically banned” before June 2, 2020, but the guidelines on civil emergency standard operating procedures were since updated to include the ban. Still, the prohibition on kettling is not written into any of the department’s publicly available policies. When asked for clarification, Tufano shared internal guidelines stating that riot control agents, like tear gas, “will not be used to intentionally corral or contain crowds.”
“When a dispersal order is given, the dispersal order and egress routes will be audibly communicated repeatedly, loudly and clearly to the crowd and over the police radio,” Tufano added, citing the new policy. “Designated egress routes will not be intentionally blocked by RCAs or phys
21-Year-Old Woman Fatally Shot In North Charlotte
May 31, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a homicide after a 21-year-old woman was shot and killed in north Charlotte early Monday.
Officers responded to Twin Brook Drive, off of Gibbon Road, around 12:30 a.m. after an Assault With a Deadly Weapon call for service. When officers arrived, they found woman suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, identified as Sherlyn Drew, was pronounced dead at the scene by MEDIC.
The investigation into this case is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective. The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.