Man found in car on a Charlotte road Friday night had been fatally shot, cops say
This article was updated on Thursday, Sept. 23.
A 25-year-old man who was found unresponsive in a car on a Charlotte road on Friday, Feb. 19, had been fatally shot, police said.
Officers found a gunshot wound on the victim, later identified as Abdulkhaleq Juhaish, after responding to a call to assist Medic in the 7600 block of Waterford Ridge Drive, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release.
That’s off East W.T. Harris Boulevard in southeast Charlotte.
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, police arrested a suspect in the case, 19-year-old Wajid Kahn, and charged him with murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to a CMPD news release.
Medic personnel pronounced Juhaish dead at the scene, police said.
Police haven’t said if they know what prompted the shooting just before 8 p.m.
This story was originally published February 20, 2021 at 8:40 AM.