Man charged with murder after gathering at Charlotte home explodes in violence

A suspect has been arrested in the case of a man found shot to death early Wednesday in a Charlotte home near Freedom, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.

The victim was identified as 52-year-old Titus Campbell, and police announced late Wednesday that they have charged Jamarkus Crawford, 26, with murder in the case.

Detectives say they got a 911 at 3:38 a.m. to the 4100 block of Tresevant Avenue about an assault with a deadly weapon. The neighborhood is in west Charlotte near the intersection of Freedom Drive and Interstate 85.

Officers arrived at a home to find a male with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead, said a press release.

The Charlotte Observer’s news partner WBTV is reporting the city’s 17th homicide of 2019 happened during “a gathering of friends” at the home. WSOC’s Mark Barber tweeted that a “disagreement” within the group occurred just before the gun was fired.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS or call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600, said a press release.

This story was originally published February 20, 2019 at 5:46 AM.