CMPD arrest suspect connected to northwest Charlotte homicide
CMPD said one person has died. Police also investigated two other deadly shootings in Charlotte over the weekend. Author: WCNC Staff Updated: 3:53 PM EST December 18, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a death in northwest Charlotte. It happened in the area of the 7100 block of Red Bud Circle Sunday night.
CMPD announced just before 8 p.m. that a homicide investigation was underway.
CMPD is conducting a homicide investigation in the 7100 block of Red Bud Circle. One person has been pronounced deceased. CMPD News (@CMPD) December 14, 2020
Shortly before 7 p.m. on Sunday, officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call in the 7100 block of Red Bud Circle. When officers arrived, they found a juvenile male with a gunshot wound. He was later identified as 17-year-old Sharrieff Jones Jr.
Another stab in the back | CMPD got raises this year, but command staff were given more
An internal City of Charlotte document shows the command staff received up to 10% increases that took effect Dec. 5. Author: Nate Morabito Updated: 11:37 AM EST December 18, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. While the Charlotte City Council boosted police officer pay this year, a Defenders investigation found the city manager quietly gave Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department command staff even larger increases.
The equity increases, laid out in an internal document obtained by WCNC Charlotte, went into effect on Dec. 5, and some police officers didn t know until now. [Officers are] tired, retired CMPD detective Keith Way said. They re just absolutely tired, and when this comes out, it s just going to be another stab in the back. They re the ones who had to endure the long hours, the COVID, the protests. They re the ones that had to put in the work, while the pe
23-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Northeast Charlotte
December 14, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. A northeast Charlotte homicide investigation is underway after a man was found fatally shot early Sunday.
According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, officers were on a self-initiated traffic stop near the intersection of Pavilion Boulevard and University City Boulevard around 12 a.m. when they heard several shots being fired in the area.
As officers began to investigate the source of the gunshots, they located a man with a gunshot wound on Caroway Street. Officers immediately requested for Medic and began administering life-saving efforts to the victim.
The victim, identified as 23-year-old Jontavius Demond Hall, was pronounced dead on the scene by Medic a short time later, police say.
CMPD: 36-Year-Old Man Shot To Death In South Charlotte
December 14, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Police are investigating a homicide after a man was shot to death in south Charlotte Saturday night.
Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department say they responded around 7:20 p.m. to Andover Creek Drive after receiving a discharging firearm call for service.
When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound lying in the public vehicular area of an apartment complex. The victim, identified as 36-year-old Derreck Tyrell McDonald, was pronounced dead on the scene by Medic.
The investigation into this case is active and ongoing.
Victim identified in south Charlotte homicide
It happened Saturday in the 8000 block of Andover Creek Drive, which is in the area of the Andover Woods Apartments. Author: WCNC Staff Updated: 6:58 PM EST December 13, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a homicide in south Charlotte. One person has died, CMPD said.
It happened Saturday in the 8000 block of Andover Creek Drive, which is in the area of the Andover Woods Apartments. CMPD responded to the scene around 7:20 p.m. Saturday after reports of a firearm being discharged.
When officers got to the scene, they found a male victim with a gunshot wound lying in the public vehicular area of an apartment complex.