One dead, one wounded by shots fired at Kannapolis business, NC police say

UPDATE: Mark Marion Herron, 34, has been charged with first degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury in connection with the shooting, Kannapolis police say. Herron was arrested Jan. 20 in Charlotte.

The original story is below.

One person was killed and a second was wounded when gunshots were fired at a Kannapolis business early Sunday, Jan. 7, according to the Kannapolis Police Department.

The victim who died has been identified as Shovontae Shikim Byers, 23, of Kannapolis, police said in a news release.

Quentin Parhams, 28, of Concord, was wounded, police said. His injuries are not life threatening.

The shootings happened around 2 a.m. at S&M E-Juice, a “gaming establishment” on Cannon Boulevard, police said. Kannapolis is about 25 miles northeast of Charlotte.

Police were called about “an incident” at the business and arrived to find two people had been shot. Both were taken to a hospital, where Byers was pronounced dead, police said.

No arrests have been made and investigators have not released details of a motive.

Anyone with information in the case is asked to call Kannapolis police at 704-920-4000 or Cabarrus Area Crime Stoppers at cabarruscrimestoppers.com/submit-a-tip or 704-93CRIME.

This story was originally published January 7, 2024 at 12:56 PM.