Police charge suspect with murder after body found on busy east Charlotte road

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police have charged a suspect with murder after finding a man’s body along a busy east Charlotte road over the weekend.

Detectives arrested Marcos Perez-Vasquez, 30, in connection with the death of Thomas Carter, 54.

Carter’s body was discovered with trauma to the head in the bushes between a gas station and a strip mall on Central Avenue near Eastcrest Drive just after 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

The investigation is still active. Anyone with information is asked to call 704-432-8477.