Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to two homicides and a double shooting within minutes of each other Thursday night, the department stated. One investigation was along Blythwood Lane near Lawyers Road in east Charlotte. The other was on Blendwood Drive and The Plaza in north Charlotte. ‘So much shooting’: Teen dead, another hurt in east Charlotte shooting […]
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South Charlotte chase ends in CMPD parking lot
A chase that began in south Charlotte ended at the headquarters of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. The incident began just before 4 a.m. when police began pursuing a vehicle on Interstate 77. The pursuit continued north until it came to an end in the parking lot of CMPD headquarters. Channel 9 crews observed detectives search […]
CMPD searches for person of interest after remains of mother, 2 children found in apartment
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is looking for a person of interest after they identified the remains of a mother and her two children that were found Friday inside a north Charlotte apartment. Officers were conducting an investigation at the Orchard Trace apartments off North Tryon Street when they discovered the remains. ALSO READ: Human remains […]
911 call about overdose in S. Tryon Street community was actually homicide, CMPD says
A suspected overdose case turned into a homicide when hospital staff discovered their patient had a gunshot wound, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. The patient, a male, died at a hospital, CMPD said in a news release. His identity has not been released. He was discovered around 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9, in the 400 block […]
Woman fatally stabbed on Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte, CMPD says. Suspect charged
A woman died after being stabbed just before dawn on North Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. It happened in the 400 block around 6 a.m. Monday, March 4, CMPD said in a news release. A suspect is in custody. “Upon arrival, officers located a female victim suffering from an apparent stab […]
Lyft driver accused of picking up 2 teens, sexually assaulting 1, CMPD says
Police say a Charlotte Lyft driver picked up two teenagers on the side of a Charlotte road and took them to his apartment to allegedly sexually assault one of them. Investigators said Dominique Jackson picked up the 14-year-old and 15-year-old girls at the end of February. Police say a man picked up two teenagers on […]
Driver flees Steele Creek crash after killing cyclist wearing reflective vest, CMPD says
A car struck and killed a bicyclist wearing a reflective vest and flashing light Friday night in the Steele Creek area before fleeing the scene, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a news release. Christopher Ryan Starr died at the crash scene in the 12600 block of South Tryon Street, according to CMPD. That’s near […]
3-year-old boy finds gun in home and pulls the trigger, killing himself, CMPD says
A curious 3-year-old boy died when he found a loaded gun in an east Charlotte apartment and pulled the trigger, investigators say. His death is considered a tragic accident that could have been prevented, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in the 2300 block of Eastway Drive, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police […]
CMPD asks public to help find missing 68-year-old man with dementia
A missing 68-year-old Charlotte man with dementia could be driving his family’s 2012 Toyota Camry and police are asking for your help to find him. Missing 32-year-old man returns home safely, CMPD says A license plate reader pinged the car in the South Boulevard and Old Pineville Road area, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Friday […]
CMPD investigates 3 homicides in 12 hours
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department investigated three deadly shootings within 12 hours of each other Wednesday and Thursday. Juvenile-involved property crimes, shootings increased in 2023 The first homicide happened at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at a shopping center on Little Rock Road. Natajah “Taj” Johnson, 21, was the shooting victim, police said. Another person was killed […]
CMPD continues to piece together deadly shooting at shopping center
A man in his 20s was killed in a shooting at a west Charlotte shopping center on Wednesday afternoon, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. First responders were called to a business on Little Rock Road at Tuckaseegee Road around 2:30 p.m. The area is just north of Interstate 85. One person was seriously hurt in […]
Body found along South Boulevard near Woodlawn Road is a homicide case, CMPD says
An early morning call about an assault led Charlotte-Mecklenburg police to a body along a heavily traveled stretch of South Boulevard, officials said in a news release. The identity of the victim has not been released. The discovery was made around 1 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, in the 4500 block. The heavily commercial area is […]