1 dead in Charlotte arcade shooting, as city’s homicide toll continues to climb
A 35-year-old man was found fatally shot in a Charlotte arcade Friday night.
Police found Durrell Coleon Fuller of Charlotte with a gunshot wound when they arrived just before 9 p.m. at the Fish Hut Arcade in the 4000 block of Wilkinson Boulevard, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release.
Paramedics pronounced Fuller dead at the scene.
Police on Saturday announced the arrest of 49-year-old Akinto Maurice Boone of Charlotte on a first-degree murder charge in Fuller’s death.
Anyone with information is asked to call the CMPD homicide unit at 704-432-8477 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
Fuller’s death was Charlotte’s 66th homicide of the year, compared with 62 at this time last year, according to police.
This is a developing story.
This story was originally published July 25, 2020 at 10:09 AM.