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No officers will be charged in the shooting death of a man suffering from a mental health crisis in Charlotte in December 2023, according to the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office.
The shooting happened on December 16, 2023 at an apartment complex in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood on Catherine Simmons Avenue.
Officers responded to a shots fired call shortly after 6am when they received a 911 call from the Sanrico McGill’s mother stating she heard approximately five gunshots and she believed her son was the person shooting, according to a news release.
She also informed 911 that she had recently completed involuntary commitment paperwork on her son and was waiting for CMPD to serve him with the paperwork and take him for treatment, according to court documents.
One of the first officers to arrive on the scene says he heard two gunshots as he opened the door to exit his patrol car. Upon approaching the apartment, the officer said he could see a man holding a firearm inside apartment 2, the entrance of which is at the side of the residence.
This information was relayed to dispatch and provided to other responding officers, according to a news release.
Meanwhile, McGill’s mother and two brothers exited the apartment and told officers her son was not mentally well.
McGill’s brothers remained in the front yard of the residence despite being instructed to go back inside and officers utilized a loudspeaker to call for McGill to come out of his residence, according to the DA’s Office.
McGill then stepped out of the residence in an extreme agitated state, yelling from the front porch and the steps to his residence, according to a news release.
He then returned inside the residence and came back moments later carrying a black Taurus G2C 9mm handgun, according to a news release.
As he exited the residence, he raised the gun in the direction of his brother while appearing to rack the slide, according to court documents.
Multiple officers fired their service weapons at McGill who fell on the porch before crawling back inside the residence and passing away, according to investigators
The pistol was later found to be unloaded and the empty magazine for the gun was located on the sidewalk leading to McGill’s residence, according to a news release.
The SBI took over the investigation and interviewed all the officers involved in the shooting. At the end of the full length investigation, the Mecklenburg County DA’s Office determined that another person was in imminent danger of great bodily harm or death from the actions of the person who was shot and the officers did not know that weapon was not loaded.
The DA’s Office determined that there was no available evidence in this case that would enable the State to prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that the officers did not act in defense of others.
Body-worn cameras, statements of those on scene, and physical evidence collected on the scene corroborate the officers and the State has agreed to not pursue criminal charges related to the death of McGill.
Original Story (Posted: December 16, 2023):
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An investigation is underway after CMPD officers shot and killed an armed man on Catherine Simmons Avenue in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to authorities.
Officers responded to a shots fired call shortly after 6am, according to a news release.
Police say officers heard active gunfire upon arrival at the scene. Officers say they saw a man pointing a gun at another person. Police say they gave repeated commands for the man to put his hands up, according to a news release. Police say the man did not comply and officers perceived an imminent and deadly threat. Multiple officers fired their service weapons, according to a news release.
The armed man retreated into the residence and officers went inside and discovered the man was suffering from gunshot wounds, according to a news release.
Police say they immediately began rendering aid but the man was pronounced dead at the scene by MEDIC.
No officers were injured in the incident.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation responded to process the scene and collect physical evidence, according to CMPD.
As is standard procedure with any officer involved shooting, the Internal Affairs Bureau will conduct a separate but parallel investigation.
The investigation is being conducted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. All further inquiries should be directed to the NCSBI. The public can also leave information anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.
