Charlotte-Mecklenburg police on Tuesday said a Pineville police sergeant’s fatal shooting of a man in May was “justified” and that they would not bring any charges. Mecklenburg District Attorney Spencer Merriweather concurred with the decision, but issued a letter raising concerns about the incident. Dennis Bodden’s mother has said she believes her son was in […]
Officer dies at hospital after turning gun on himself in southwest Charlotte: CMPD CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — An officer has died in the hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Monday afternoon, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. “Preliminary information indicates one CMPD officer suffered from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was transported to a local hospital, […]
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer died by suicide Monday afternoon, the department said. Around 12:30 p.m., CMPD said they were investigating an officer-involved shooting on Steele Creek Road. The area is near the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. ALSO READ: 1 hurt in South End shooting, MEDIC says About an hour later, around 1:45 p.m., police […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police released body camera footage Tuesday of former Officer Henry Chapman being confronted after he allegedly stole $900 from a man police had arrested. The footage came after The Charlotte Observer’s news partner, WSOC-TV, filed a petition in court. In North Carolina, a judge has to approve the release of police body camera video. […]
Following growing public criticism, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are defending their decision not to search a landfill for the body of a missing Belmont man, Andy Tench. CMPD said in a statement Monday that after consulting with experts familiar with the Anson County landfill’s size and operation, they determined there is not enough evidence to justify excavation […]
CMPD won’t search landfill for missing Belmont man; family not giving up The mother of missing Belmont man Andy Tench said she won’t stop pushing to find him even after the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced on Monday it won’t search a landfill where family members believe his body may be. Missing Belmont man’s mom petitions […]
A homicide investigation is underway in south Charlotte. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said officers were out at Farmhurst Drive looking into how someone died. The street has an apartment complex and runs off Nations Ford Road near Interstate 77. This embedded content is not available in your region. ALSO READ: Police investigate shooting that left […]
A shooting in Uptown Charlotte early Saturday morning has left four people injured, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. The incident occurred just before 2 a.m. outside of a business on N. Tryon Street, near W. 10th Street. Police said one victim had life-threatening injuries, while the other three victims only sustained non-life-threatening injuries. All […]
Police in Houston, Texas, on Monday arrested a suspect in a Charlotte homicide. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police traveled to Houston to question Jose Francisco Ulloa-Martinez, 42, about the death of Kevin Merlos-Saravia, 23. Police had obtained a warrant for first-degree murder, according to a Friday press release from CMPD. On May 26, CMPD responded to a call […]
A suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in east Charlotte has been arrested in Texas, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. On May 26, 23-year-old Kevin Gabriel Merlos was found with gunshot wounds on Winged Elm Court near Albemarle Road. Merlos would later die at the scene, according to police. An investigation led […]
A homicide investigation is underway in south Charlotte. Just before 11:30 p.m. Monday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said officers were out on Kingsford Drive for the case. It’s located near the intersection of Arrowood and Nations Ford roads. This embedded content is not available in your region. ALSO READ: 2 shot in Charlotte’s Belmont neighborhood, […]
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — One person has died following a homicide in east Charlotte, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Just after 7 a.m., CMPD reported the incident on the 6100 block of Winged Elm Court. Queen City News has a crew heading to the scene. It is unclear what led up to the […]