CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte man has been charged with First Degree Murder after driving to the police station and telling authorities he killed his girlfriend.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says at about 1:40 a.m., Michael Duane Brown, 31, drove to the CMPD’s Steele Creek Division and told an officer that he had just killed his girlfriend, 27-year-old Whitney Jo King.
Michael Duane Brown
Officers went to the location of the homicide and found King inside an apartment, dead from gunshot wounds. There was also an infant in the home who was unharmed.
The case is still under investigation and anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit Detective. Detective Collins is the lead detective assigned to the case. The public can also call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or visit the Crime Stoppers mobile app website at http://charlottecrimestoppers. com/.
