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Woman arrested in Missouri for murder of man in Charlotte

“Tactical Tracking” badges are worn by K-9 unit officers Peter Capotosta and Darrell Brown. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has recently acquired two dogs that will be assigned to the CMPD’s K9 Unit. Leonidas and Atarah are dogs that are tracking, building search and explosive detection certified.
“Tactical Tracking” badges are worn by K-9 unit officers Peter Capotosta and Darrell Brown. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has recently acquired two dogs that will be assigned to the CMPD’s K9 Unit. Leonidas and Atarah are dogs that are tracking, building search and explosive detection certified. ogaines@charlotteobserver.com

Nearly a week after a suspect was arrested in Missouri, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say they are awaiting her extradition back to Charlotte related to the shooting death of a 23-year-old man.

Jasmine Howard, 25, was arrested in Lee’s Summit, near Kansas City, after the FBI, U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement agencies became involved in the case, according to a CMPD news release on Thursday.

Howard was identified as a suspect, CMPD officials said, after the fatal shooting of Christian Lawrence Siley. He was found dead, shot multiple times, on April 30 on Woodlawn Road near Interstate 77 in southwest Charlotte.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective.

This story was originally published August 4, 2022 at 4:46 PM.

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