Investigators say when they arrived, they found a woman, later identified as 23-year-old Dionyah Truelove Thompson, with a gunshot wound. I would like them to go through scanners, Jett said. 2023 Cox Media Group. These are the people that your kids are around, and we need your help. Caryn Little. Late Sunday night, cars were doing tricks in . There was numerous shell casings located in the parking lot.. One person was killed in a shooting on Friday night in Uptown Charlotte. Sgt. Her father described her as funny, joyful, and someone who enjoyed socializing. Search for gunman ongoing, Suspect arrested in killing of Charlotte bus driver, police say, Watch Ethan Riveras mother pleads for help in finding his killer, Watch statement from Capt. Anthony Kustura. With the city growing and plenty of new businesses here, we need some type of response to that, Oxford said. A child was killed after people in several cars opened fire on a home in northwest Charlotte late Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. The toddler became the latest victim of a deadly string of. Two weeks into the double murder trial of South Carolina attorneyAlex Murdaugh,prosecutors haven't presented any direct evidence that he killed his wife and son at their home in June 2021. When officers arrived, they located a CATS bus where the driver had been shot. Hunter Oxford, who lives nearby, says he hopes police beef up patrols in the area. Drivers are seen doing burnouts and performing stunts. Check out theGaston County mugshots from Tuesday, February 14th. The investigation is ongoing, and police had not provided additional updates as of Sunday morning. The shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. in the 3100 block of Southwest Boulevard. MEDIC pronounced the victim dead at the scene. 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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - LaMelo Ball's frustrating, injury-plagued season could be over after the point guard broke his right ankle in Charlotte's 117-106 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. The Iredell County Sheriff's Office says a teacher that was filling in at an elementary school was found with an empty wine bottle and appeared to be impaired. A man who picked up a flashbang that exploded his hand during a protest in Uptown is suing the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department. Thats near the Greyhound bus station. The parking lot was roped off with crime scene tape and there were several evidence markers placed on the ground near shell casings. People who live in the area townhomes say they are tired of the violence, especially when it involves minors. Late night gunfire into Charlotte apartment kills local Realtor and veteran, police say . CHARLOTTE Police said they have arrested two people after a man was shot to death near a Food Lion in east Charlotte Wednesday night. Alden (Joe) Sutton is charged with simple assault. According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, officers were called for a report of shots fired in the parking lot of the Stonehaven East apartment complex on Pineburr Road, which is near Thermal Road, around 11 p.m. Mayor Vi Lyles began Wednesdays news conference with an emotional message. He said he believes all of the shootings involve Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools high school students and have evolved from simple disputes into violent, deadly shootings. Constitutional carry bill aims to eliminate handgun permits, Medic: 1 dead, 1 seriously injured in crash on I-485 in west Charlotte. Police arrested two suspects, 19-year-old Marod Damont Cloud and 18-year-old Makayla Evans-Goodman, in the case on Feb. 24, more that three weeks after White was killed. We hear new details from inside the courtroom as investigators take the stand. I mean, I know it sounds crazy but some schools are doing it, to a certain extent. A CATS bus driver died Saturday after being shot in uptown Charlotte Friday night, police said. "There is nothing about this right now that makes sense to any of us," the sheriff said. More information will be provided as it becomes available. When police got to the scene, they found a 3-year-old boy who had been shot. The murder of 19-year-old Peter Jordan remains unsolved nearly nine years later. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Police said the shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. McNelly said it was unclear if the shootings were gang-related but that the possibility was being investigated. In 2019, a bus driver was shot while sitting in her bus near the uptown Transportation Center, the Observer reported at the time. CMPD leadership telling City Council the police department is working to lower crime, despite being down 300 officer positions. Constitutional carry bill aims to eliminate handgun permits, Medic: 1 dead, 1 seriously injured in crash on I-485 in west Charlotte. Our school resource officers are our link between CMPD and our school community. And we hope that the community will help us do that.. CHARLOTTE One person is dead after an overnight shooting on Sunday in south Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. This is so far short of what we as a community here in Charlotte are capable of.. At around 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, officers responded to multiple 911 calls about a shooting along Richard Rozzelle Drive, off Rozzelles Ferry Road near Mountain Island Lake. (WATCH BELOW: CMPD provides an update after 3-year-old killed when more than 150 shots fired in drive by shooting), CMPD provides an update after 3-year-old killed when more than 150 shots fired in drive by shooting. He was only three. Check out the Mecklenburg County mugshots from Saturday, February 18th. The shooting happened in a busy area of South End that has bars and restaurants. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are investigating a deadly shooting in northwest Charlotte. When officers arrived, they said they found a victim with multiple gunshot wounds. He faces up to 10 years behind bars and is scheduled to be sentenced in June. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department has arrested a suspect involved in the deadly shooting Of a 17-year-old. Police said they were on Central Avenue near North Sharon Amity Road for a drag racing disturbance call around 11:40 p.m. Monday. 3 dead, 6 injured in shooting at Charlotte block party; 5 others hit by cars as they tried to leave. Man with long criminal record served with financial crime charges in Rowan Co. Concord jeweler Future Jewelry Designers Contest opens for its 12th year, Kannapolis-based Haas F1 Team ready for start of new season, PLAN AHEAD: Latest Weather Forecast Video. Check out theGaston County mugshots from Monday, February 27th. He was gonna have a birthday in December. Help name a robotic dog. Look through their phones. Check out the Gaston County mugshots from Saturday, February 25th. The toddler became the latest victim of a deadly string of shootings that authorities on Wednesday said are tied to simple disputes between students at local high schools. (Provided by family). We need you to talk to your children. Malik Boyd was shot to death last April in East Charlotte. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released body camera video of an officer-involved shooting that happened in August 2022. The store is located near the intersection of Idlewild Road and Matthews-Mint Road. Mother of slain CATS bus driver Ethan Rivera finds some relief in suspects arrest, Suspect arrested in shooting death of Charlotte bus driver Ethan Rivera, police say. Detectives say Chavis Davis of University City is charged with first degree murder of Matthew Watkins of Cherryville. Officers charged Justin McClendon, 25, with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. Toddler outs wanted fugitive hiding in home, deputies say 'There's a kid in the car:' Video captures desperate effort to save child from a submerged car in Florida pond We're told the victim has life-threatening injuries. Constitutional carry bill aims to eliminate handgun permits, Medic: 1 dead, 1 seriously injured in crash on I-485 in west Charlotte. Channel 9 crews could see a large police response at. Two suspects arrested at their home in Lancaster County, based on a narcotics investigation. Medic has transported the driver with life-threatening injuries. Police have released the name of the victim that was shot and killed on Billy Graham Parkway on Sunday. On Tuesday, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Police officer shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old black father of seven, as he exited his car near the University of North Carolina at. Jontae Nichelle Littlejohn and John Randolph Littlejohn were inducted for Involuntary Manslaughter, and Felony Child Abuse in deadly house fire. All rights reserved. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Due to the relationship between both individuals, we do not believe this was a random act of violence. CMPD Maj. Brad Koch said. Awaiting more info @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/swcgXvMAVt. A suspect was found in the York County mass shooting the night of April 7, 2021 that left five people dead, according to authorities. Police urge anyone with information about the shooting to call the CMPD homicide unit at 704-432-8477 or anonymously on the Crime Stoppers tip line at 704-334-1600. The Boone Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in identifying a suspect who allegedly raised an anti-semitic flag at the Temple of the High Country. Police said East and Miller showed up to the hospital after the shooting with minor gunshot wounds. The family believes their son's accused killer will be offered a plea deal from the Mecklenburg County District Attorney. [ALSO READ: Bullet lodged in 8-month-old girls lung after shots fired into Shelby home]. Copyright 2022 WBTV. Man with long criminal record served with financial crime charges in Rowan Co. Concord jeweler Future Jewelry Designers Contest opens for its 12th year, Kannapolis-based Haas F1 Team ready for start of new season, PLAN AHEAD: Latest Weather Forecast Video. As his life unraveled over the past two years, disgraced South Carolina attorneyAlex Murdaughdidn't fight giving uphis law licenseand said he made plenty of mistakes tied to missing client money and a financial mess that led to100 criminal charges. MEDIC took Rivera to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. WSOCTV.com News Staff. CMPD officers are investigating a shooting that happened just before 5:00 a.m. on Liddell Street in north Charlotte on Friday. We continue to monitor and evaluate messages on social media including ones that involve school safety in our jurisdiction, CMPD said in a statement. Two teenagers were arrested in connection with the shooting. WSOC TV facebook feed(Opens a new window), IMAGES: Child killed in northwest Charlotte drive-by shooting, ALSO READ: 7-year-old struck by stray bullet wishes people would stop shooting each other, her mother says, RELATED: 14-year-old charged with murder after 16-year-old shot to death in north Charlotte, 1 killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-485 in west Charlotte, Wells Fargo to close Charlotte-area branch, two others in NC in consolidation move, Shots fired during fight outside Northlake Mall, CMPD says, Driver dies after pickup hits 2 tractor-trailers on I-77, Iredell County sheriff says, Joyce King, matriarch of longtime funeral home, dies at 76, WSOC - TV Public File Contact / Program Director, WAXN - TV Public File Contact / Program Director. Crime Two shot by occupant of passing car in East Spencer However, there still hasn't been an arrest. Prosecutors in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial rested their case Friday after presenting a detailed timeline of what they think happened the night Murdaugh's wife and son were killed. A student at A. L. Brown High School in Kannapolis was found with a gun on Wednesday. Floyd Ray Roseberry, of Grover, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to the felony charge in Washington federal court. Look through their rooms. Joe Marusak has been a reporter for The Charlotte Observer since 1989 covering the people, municipalities and major news events of the region, and was a news bureau editor for the paper. #Alert #HuntersvillePD, Were going to commit and continue to do all we can as a police agency to bring these suspects to justice, Jennings said. Medic also responded to East 4th Street for a person who suffered serious injuries from a gunshot wound, although it is unclear if it that situation was involved with the initial incident. According to detectives, two cars pulled up in front of the house and several shooters targeted the home, unloading more than 150 rounds. The driver, 41-year-old Ethan Rivera, was shot just after 9:30 p.m. in the 500 block of West Trade Street, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said in a news release late Saturday. But now thats all gone., Heres another photo his family shared with me, posing along side his older sister. (WSOC). No one was injured. And by the time we got on the floor they shot a little more and then the shooting stopped, Whitley said. Police said they also found 33-year-old Elie Hugo Noel with a gunshot wound; he died later at the hospital. Knowing the outcome, this video may be hard to watch but this is a glimpse of what the family experienced last night. Copyright 2023 WBTV. In December, a suspect who fired a gun into a vehicle in uptown Charlotte tried boarding a bus with the weapon before being arrested, police said. The shooting happened just before midnight Monday near the corner of Summit Avenue and South Tryon Street. On scene of a shooting outside of the Food Lion on Albemarle in east Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police focused their attention on two cars at the scene. A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee is accused of inappropriately touching a student according to police. Officers said they responded to a shooting on Farthington Circle around 2 a.m. Officers from the Steele Creek division found a man with an apparent gunshot wound lying outside near the Ashford Place Apartments when they arrived. It just makes no sense that you can have such disregard for human life and not hold yourselves accountable for that., Child killed in drive-by shooting Asiah Fiquero, pictured here with his older sister, was killed in a drive-by shooting while he slept in his bed on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. By WBTV Web Staff Published: Jun. 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