18-year-old north Charlotte shooting victim dies at hospital in city’s 32nd homicide
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include the two arrests announced by police on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022.
An 18-year-old who was shot in north Charlotte on Saturday has died at a hospital in the city’s latest homicide, police said Tuesday.
The victim, Kashawn Johnson, died Sunday at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release.
Police on Sunday, Aug. 14, said two people had been arrested and charged in connection with Johnson’s killing.
Just after 6 p.m. Saturday, a 911 caller reported the shooting in the 4700 block of Beech Crest Place, police said. Johnson was transported to a local hospital where he later died, CMPD said.
Johnson is the city’s 32nd homicide victim this year.
A 15-year-old juvenile was arrested on May 23 and charged with murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery, according to an Aug. 14 CMPD news release.
On Aug. 12, detectives arrested 20-year-old Desmond Dailey on outstanding warrants. He also was arrested for murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
CMPD urged anyone with information about the shooting to call the department’s homicide unit at 704-432-8477 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 704-334-1600.
Charlotte Observer reporter Joe Marusak contributed to this report
This story was originally published May 15, 2022 at 9:50 AM.
