EXCLUSIVE: Video shows ‘street takeover’ in University City intersection, same incident where bystander got shot

UPDATE:

CHARLOTTE, NC – An innocent bystander got shot, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, during a street takeover in University City late Saturday night.

It happened around the same time a wrecker company driver encountered a crowd of hundreds in the street.

Video shared exclusively with WCCB shows cars doing donuts at University City Boulevard near Neal Road and you see people hanging out the windows of the green sedan wave at the dash camera.

CMPD says approximately 400 vehicles and participants started fires, shot fireworks, lit flares and performed stunts around the fires on streets and in parking areas located around Charlotte.

According to a post on X, while officers were dispersing a group from University City Boulevard, it moved to University City Boulevard and Neal Road to start a new intersection takeover.

As it got underway, multiple shots were fired and a driver, who was not involved in the street takeover, was shot in the hip/abdomen.

Throughout the course of the weekend, CMPD made two arrests, issued 18 citations, seized five vehicles and recovered one stolen vehicle.

Cortavian Winston, 21, is charged with participating in a street takeover, flee to elude and resist/delay/obstruct.

Ki’Juan Thompson, 23, is charged with participating in a street takeover, flee to elude, resist/delay/obstruct and hit and run.

CHARLOTTE, NC – New video shared exclusively with WCCB shows a Street Takeover early Sunday morning. The video shows cars doing donuts at University City Boulevard near Neal Road and you see people hanging out the windows of the green sedan wave at the dash camera.

A man in a gray hoodie and green pants has what appears to be a rifle in his hand. The crowd surrounds the tow truck and a man in brown has his hand tucked inside his jacket appearing to hold a gun.

The driver eventually makes his way through the crowd. On his way through the group, a different man appears to point a gun with a laser attached toward the driver.

The wrecker company did not want to be identified but they commended the driver for keeping his composure while he and his vehicle were attacked. They say the driver had a gun for protection. The company says at one point the crowd climbed on the truck and even tried to get inside the passenger door.

At the corner of University City and Neal you can still see the tire tracks in the middle of the intersection. The wrecker company hopes some of the people in the video will be held responsible.

CMPD did not answer inquiries about the incident as of Tuesday night. We are told the video has been shared with police. Data from CMPD says that pop-up street takeovers are down 88% from 2023 to 2024.