CMPD Conducting Homicide Investigation on North 485 Interloop At Mt. Holly Road

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CMPD is conducting a homicide investigation on Sunday night near I-485.

At least one person is dead.

Officers responded to reports of an accident around 7 p.m. Sunday between Marita Drive and the North I-485 Interloop, near Mt. Holly Road.

They found a vehicle that veered off the road and caught fire.

MEDIC pronounced the driver, identified as 36-year-old Jamil Rout, dead at the scene.

The investigation into this case is active and ongoing.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective. The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.