CMPD: 24-Year-Old Man Charged For Murder In Northwest Charlotte Homicide

January 31, 2021

Samantha Gilstrap,

The Latest:

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say 24-year-old George Winston is charged for the murder of Cedric Kirkland.

George Winston

Winston is charged for discharging a weapon into an occupied moving vehicle, maintaining a vehicle with a controlled substance, manufacturing a schedule VI controlled substance, and murder, according to a news release.

Update (1/30/21):

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Detectives say Cedric Kirkland, 28, has been identified as the victim in this case and his family has been notified.

Original Story (1/29/21):

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say they are conducting a homicide investigation after finding one person dead in northwest Charlotte Friday afternoon.

Detectives say they responded to the scene around 4:15 p.m. near LaSalle Street and Madrid Street to find a GMC SUV off the roadway that had hit a tree, and the victim dead at the scene.

Detectives are conducting a homicide investigation in the 2100 block of Madrid Street where one person has been pronounced deceased. #clt #cltnews #CharlotteNC pic.twitter.com/wZqIv6Rrzo

— CMPD News (@CMPD) January 29, 2021

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The investigation into this case is active and ongoing.

Police ask anyone with more information to call 704-432-TIPS to speak directly with a Homicide Unit detective or to leave a tip anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.