Man fatally shot at Charlotte apartment complex near Northlake Mall, police say
Editors note: This story has been updated with name of victim and the arrest of a suspect.
A man was fatally shot at an apartment complex across from Northlake Mall in north Charlotte on Friday morning, police said.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers found Herbert Eaton, 26, with a gunshot wound after they responded to a call for an assault with a deadly weapon in the 7900 block of Philadelphia Court off Northlake Centre Parkway around 5:48 a.m. Medic took the Eaton to a hospital where he died, police said in a news release.
Detectives identified Drakwan Butler, 30, as a suspect and arrested him with help from the U.S. Marshals Service, CMPD said on Aug. 28, 2022. Butler was charged with “1st Degree Murder and was transferred to the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.”
There have been at least 39 homicides in the city this year, CMPD data show.
Anyone with information about this incident can call 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak with a Homicide Unit detective. Information also can be left anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or charlottecrimestoppers.com.
This story was originally published June 3, 2022 at 11:11 AM.
