Three killed in series of homicides in Charlotte in less than 11 hours, CMPD says
Charlotte saw three homicides between 5:45 p.m. Monday and 4 a.m. Tuesday, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.
The killings were spread across the north and west parts of the city, police said in a series of tweets, with the latest occurring around 3:55 a.m. Tuesday in the 2600 block of Clydesdale Terrace, not far from Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Investigators said they were called about gunshots during a disturbance and arrived to find one person wounded “near the roadway.” The victim, identified as 41-year-old Emanuel Dewayne Taylor, died at the scene, a news release said.
Police have not suggested that the homicides are related.
Here are more details about the other cases:
- At 6:15 p.m. Monday, police were called to the 1200 block of Campus Street, in the Washington Heights area off Beatties Ford Road, according to a news release. Officers found a male with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene, the release said. The victim was identified as Ernest Lightner, 58, according to a press release.
- At 5:45 p.m., Monday, investigators were called to the intersection of Old Statesville Road and West WT Harris Boulevard, and arrived to find a male with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene, police said. The area is just east of Interstate 77. The victim was identified Aaron Deshane Shuford Jr., 21, according to a press release.
As of Tuesday morning, Charlotte has experienced 94 homicides and is on track to surpass the previous year’s total. This time last year — which was the city’s worst homicide rate in a decade — the city had 78 homicides.
Tips in the cases can be offered to police at 704-432-8477 or callers can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
This story was originally published October 13, 2020 at 6:09 AM.
