Record Number of Homicides As Charlotte Reaches 123 Murders in 2020
A grim and troubling end to 2020. 123 people have lost their lives to violence in Charlotte this year, the most on record.
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A grim and troubling end to 2020. 123 people have lost their lives to violence in Charlotte this year, the most on record.
Police say they charged a man with voluntary manslaughter after he stabbed another man to death during a domestic situation in northwest Charlotte, according to a news release.Β Β
Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened shortly before 9:30pm on December 28th on Newell-Hickory Grove Road in northeast Charlotte, according to a news release.
Charlotte police say the man that was found dead after a welfare check early Sunday morning in northwest Charlotte has been identified.
With federal officials having identified the man believed to be behind Nashvilleβs Christmas Day bombing, authorities now turn to the monumental task of piecing together the motive behind the explosion that severely damaged dozens of downtown buildings and injured three people.
Gastonia Police say the Amber Alert for Kaysie Jay Lipscomb has been canceled, after she was found safe in Union County, NC in the Stallings area. The Union Co. Sheriff's Office has taken suspect Raheem Tyshawn Pate into custody on unrelated charges.
An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding three people. Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional. The FBI is leading the investigation.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say 16-year-old Katherine Lopez Cruz and 13-year-old Michelle Robles were killed in a shooting in east Charlotte on December 24th.
Detectives with the Pineville Police Department say Carolina Place Mall closed Christmas Eve after police received multiple 911 calls reporting shots being fired inside the mall.Β
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say an investigation is underway after a 24-year-old man was fatally shot in east Charlotte Tuesday night.
More than 300 people attended the funeral of Concord Police Department Officer Jason Shuping on Tuesday afternoon. During the remarks for the fallen officer, the Concord Police Chief said Shuping will be the departmentβs βguardian angel.β
The funeral service for 25-year-old Officer Jason Shuping, who was killed in the line of duty last week, was held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22nd at Cabarrus Arena and Events Center.
Iredell County Deputies say a Mooresville couple was taken into custody on child abuse charges after an investigation determined they were high on meth and marijuana while caring for their infant child.
A Kings Mountain police officer is recovering from surgery Saturday night after he was shot near Kings Mountain Country Club.
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell sentenced Darren Matthews, 46, of Conover, N.C. to 78 months in prison for child pornography charges, according to a news release.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives identify the victim in the fatal shooting as 17-year-old Sharrieff Jones Jr. and charge 18-year-old Deontae Eddings for his involvement in the incident that occurred on December 13th.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say two teenagers accused of robbing a 14-year-old at gunpoint in northeast Charlotte Sunday night have been arrested.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper granted a pardon of innocence for Ronnie Long, a Concord man who spent 44 years behind bars for a rape conviction he said he didn't commit.
A 9-year-old girl was seriously injured in a shooting that happened Wednesday afternoon in west Charlotte.
A police officer has died following an officer-involved shooting at the Mount Holly Car Wash and Arcade. Officer Tyler Herndon's funeral was held on Tuesday, December 15th.
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