Suspect In Parking Deck Shooting At Charlotte-Douglas Booked Into Jail
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CMPD says Xyavier Calliste was released from the hospital Thursday and booked into the Mecklenburg County Jail.
Calliste was shot by Officer Xeng Lor Tuesday night after allegedly trying to run Lor over in a parking deck at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
He is charged with First Degree Trespassing and Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Law Enforcement Officer.
Update – August 1, 2018:
The CMPD has identified the officer and suspect involved in a shooting at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport last night.
The officer has been identified as Xeng Lor. Officer Lor has been with the CMPD since January 5th, 2009 and is assigned to patrol with the Airport Division. He has been placed on paid administrative leave, which is CMPD protocol.
The suspect has been identified as 20-year-old Xyavier Calliste. Police have confirmed Calliste was the man who showed up at Atrium Health suffering from two non life-threatening gun shot wounds.
When Calliste is released he will be charged with First Degree Trespassing and Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Law Enforcement Officer. Calliste also has multiple outstanding warrants in South Carolina.
CMPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau is conducting an investigation of the shooting to see whether policies and procedures were followed.
Original Story – July 31, 2018:
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police are investigating after an officer was involved in a shooting in a parking deck at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
The shooting happened just after 9:30pm Tuesday evening in the valet deck on Wilkinson Boulevard. Officers were reportedly dispatched to the parking deck to investigate a suspicious vehicle, which accessed the deck by following closely behind another vehicle.
A short time later, an officer got out of his cruiser and attempted to approach the suspicious vehicle, when the driver drove toward the officer, according to a news release.
The officer says he perceived an imminent threat of being run over and fired his handgun at the driver.
The officer was not injured in the encounter. The driver reportedly fled the scene. A short time later, officials say a man showed up at Atrium Health with gunshot wounds. His injuries are not life threatening. The man at the hospital reportedly fits the description of the man involved in the airport incident and arrived in a vehicle that fits the description of the suspicious vehicle the officers were called to investigate, according to a news release.
CMPD is working to determine whether he is the same person involved in the airport incident. As is standard procedure with any officer involved shooting, the Internal Affairs Bureau will conduct a separate but parallel investigation to determine whether CMPD policies and procedures were adhered to during the course of the incident. Per department protocol, the officer involved in this case has been placed on administrative assignment.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or speak directly with a detective by calling 704-432-TIPS.
