Fatal shooting of man investigated in south Charlotte apartment community, CMPD says
A man was shot and killed late Wednesday in a south Charlotte apartment community, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.
The victim was identified as Selvin Yovani Lara-Reyes, 29, CMPD said in an update.
Detectives have charged Mario Alexander Monroy, 18, and Andy Jonathan Garcia, 19, with murder in the case, according to a release. Both men also have been charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, and felony breaking and entering.
The shooting brings the city’s 2021 homicide total to 23, according to the Observer’s news partner WBTV.
It happened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 7900 block of Oak Meadow Court, an apartment cul-de-sac off Sharon Lakes Road, CMPD said in a release. The area is southeast of the intersection of Sharon Lakes and South Boulevard.
Officers arrived to find a male with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene by Medic, the release said.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact a CMPD homicide detective at 704-432-TIPS or call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.
This story was originally published April 1, 2021 at 5:54 AM.