After decades of policing made tougher by death, protest and, recently, COVID-19, Charlotte-Mecklenburg officer Shaun Ward explains the city’s approach to community policing.
HRC Mourns Remy Fennell, Black Transgender Woman Killed in North Carolina
The Human Rights Campaign is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Remy Fennell, also known on Facebook and in her work hair styling as Remy Kreations, a Black transgender woman in her 20s, who was shot to death on April 15 in Charlotte, N.C. Her death is at least the 15th violent death of a transgender or gender non-conforming person in 2021. We say “at least” because too often these deaths go unreported or misreported. Remy’s death is also the second death of a Black transgender woman in Charlotte in the last two weeks, after Jaida Peterson was killed on April 4.
22-Year-Old Concord Man Arrested, Charged With Murder In Kannapolis Homicide Case
April 19, 2021
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A 22-year-old Concord man has been arrested and charged with murder after a woman was fatally shot at a Kannapolis convenience store Sunday afternoon.
The Kannapolis Police Department responded around 1 p.m. to Lane Street Express. Upon arrival, officers located 24-year-old Lena Morgan, of Concord, with a gunshot wound. Police say she was pronounced dead at the scene.
After an investigation, investigators learned that the incident was a drive-by shooting that happened in the parking lot of the store. According to police, they were able to get a lead and identify the suspect in the homicide case as Nolan Kiel Graves.
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April 19, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a homicide after one person was fatally shot in east Charlotte Sunday evening.
Officers were dispatched to North Sharon Amity Road, off of Albemarle Road, around 8 p.m. after reports of a person being shot in the area. Upon arrival, officers located a victim in the road who had been shot.
MEDIC pronounced the victim, identified as 46-year-old Jonathan Leonard McCorkle, died at the scene.
This is an ongoing, active investigation.
Anyone with information concerning the incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit Detective. The public can also call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or visit the Crime Stoppers website at http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.
Updated: 2:19 PM EDT April 19, 2021
Two Kung Fu Tea stores in Charlotte were vandalized last week, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department reports.
According to police reports from CMPD, the alleged vandals smashed the windows of the front door to both Kung Fu Tea stores on South Blvd. and Providence Road.
Police said the suspects caused more than $2,000 worth of damage to the buildings and took hundreds of dollars in cash from the cash register.
Kung Fu Tea took to their Instagram page on Monday to share the news of the vandalism.
Kung Fu Tea said the incident was very unfortunate for them as small business owners.