19-year-old community college student killed overnight in University City area
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers were doing a welfare check on Barton Creek Drive late Monday when they found a man dead from a gunshot wound.
The victim was identified as 19-year-old Jervais Wan Ya Cain.
Cain, who was from Charlotte, began studying business administration at Central Piedmont Community College in August, the college said Tuesday.
It was the city’s 80th homicide of the year.
Cain was found on the 500 block of Barton Creek Drive off North Tryon Street shortly before 11 p.m. Monday. Charlotte TV station WSOC reported that his body was discovered in an apartment.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a homicide unit detective. Detective Koll 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/.
Mark Price: 704-358-5245, @markprice_obs
This story was originally published November 21, 2017 at 6:00 AM with the headline "19-year-old community college student killed overnight in University City area."