3 arrested after police hear gunshot in Charlotte hotel. The victim later died.
Police charged three people Saturday after a man was shot in a Charlotte hotel room during a robbery and later died.
The killing marked Charlotte’s 50th homicide of 2021.
Officers on an unrelated call for service heard a gunshot in the hotel early Saturday and found and treated the victim before Medic drove him to a hospital, where he died, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release..
The victim, 31-year-old Dean Varian, was shot about 12:45 a.m. in a SureStay Studio by Best Western in the 5800 block of Westpark Drive in Steele Creek, according to CMPD.
Police said 25-year-old Alicia Thrower, 21-year-old Kheelen Stockdale and a 16-year-old juvenile were each charged with first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. Thrower and Stockdale were jailed without bail, and the teen was taken to a juvenile detention center, according to CMPD..
Police aren’t saying if Varian knew any of the assailants.
This story was originally published June 26, 2021 at 10:34 AM.