Victim ID’ed After Sunday Morning Shooting On Brookshire Blvd

Nichole Mondshein,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – CMPD have identified the victimΒ from the shooting early SundayΒ morning as 33-year-oldΒ Darius Deon Chapman.

Police say that a sergeant was riding on Brookshire Boulevard at I-85 when he observed what he believed to be a vehicle accident at the 3600 block of Brookshire Boulevard.

Officials say the sergeantΒ noticed a male victim standing near the vehicle with a gunshot wound to his arm.

CMPD say ChapmanΒ was inside the car suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and wasΒ pronounced deadΒ on scene by Medic.

Detectives with the Homicide Unit are canvassing the area to determine whether there are any witnesses to this incident.

Crime Scene Search responded to the call for service to process the scene and collect physical evidence. Representatives of the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Homicide Prosecution Team, Real Time Crime, Special Investigations, and Operations Command responded to the scene.

This is an ongoing, active investigation.

The public can call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.