CMPD: 28-Year-Old Man Charged For Fatal Shooting At North Charlotte Food Lion Parking Lot

The Latest (4/2/21):

A 28-year-old man has been charged with murder after a north Charlotte shooting that happened in the parking lot of a Food Lion Monday evening, police say.

Darius Lamar Chambers, the identified suspect in the Ryan Autry homicide case, was arrested Thursday after a Cabarrus County deputy conducted a traffic stop on him. After the traffic stop, Chambers agreed to speak with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

According to CMPD, following an interview with detectives, Chambers was arrested and charged with murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Chambers was transferred to the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.

Original Story (3/29/21):

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are investigating a deadly shooting that happened in the parking lot of a Food Lion in north Charlotte.

The shooting was reported just before 7pm on March 29th on West Sugar Creek Road near West W.T. Harris Boulevard.  The victim, identified as 29-year-old Ryan Devon Autry, was pronounced dead on the scene.

No other details have been released at this time.

The investigation into this case is active and ongoing.