Two Arrested After Woman Killed, Man Injured In East Charlotte Shooting Sunday
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CHARLOTTE, NC — It’s been a deadly 24 hours in Charlotte. Two repeat offenders are charged in two of three murders. One of the latest victims is a young mother.
Shalecia Williams and a 29-year-old man were shot at the Heritage Park Apartments off Snow Lane around two in the afternoon on Sunday. CMPD has not released the man’s name. He’s expected to be okay.
A friend tells WCCB Williams and the man were dating. Williams is a mother of a one-year-old boy.
“There’s a lot of people that’s affected by this, you know what I mean, with this loss. The thing about it is to know how the loss took place, senseless,” says Williams’ Godmother, Kendra Young.
Williams is one of three murder victims within 12 hours on Sunday.
“We see too many times where people resort to firearms for violence to resolve what we learn during the investigations are fairly minor arguments or disagreements,” says CMPD Capt. Chris Dozier.
CMPD says it’s mostly young people doing the shootings and young people being killed. Williams’ friends and family think the community needs step up to be part of the solution.
There’s been 43 homicides so far this year. Almost quadruple the amount we had this time last year.
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Police say they arrested a man for shooting two people, killing one of them, in east Charlotte Sunday afternoon.
Officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to a call on Snow Lane near the intersection of East W.T. Harris Boulevard just after 2pm on April 28th.
Officers found 21-year-old Shalecia Shav-ea Williams and an unidentified man suffering from gunshot wounds. Williams died from her injuries. The man was treated at a local hospital and is expected to recover from his injuries.
Detectives say they identified Reco Perry, Jr. as a suspect in the case.
A murder warrant was issued for his arrest and with the help of the Gastonia Police Department, officers were able to take Perry into custody without incident. Perry has been charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill inflicting serious injury.
Beyonce Rorie was charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder.
The case is currently under investigation and more information will be released as it develops. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective. Detective Carter is the lead detective assigned to the case. The public can also call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or visit the Crime Stoppers website.
