Crime & Courts

23-year-old woman fatally shot in southeast Charlotte, CMPD says

Jenyah Kishawne Skyye Wright
Jenyah Kishawne Skyye Wright WSOC-TV

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating a woman’s death in southeast Charlotte as a homicide, the department said Friday.

Police and MEDIC found Jenyah Kishawne Skyye Wright, 23, dead from a gunshot wound just before 2 a.m. Friday, according to a news release. MEDIC pronounced her dead at the scene.

She died in the 8100 block of Woodway Oak Circle, according to a police press release.

Homicide detectives investigated while other officers processed the scene and collected evidence.

The investigation is ongoing.

Ryan Oehrli
The Charlotte Observer
Ryan Oehrli writes about criminal justice for The Charlotte Observer. His reporting has delved into police misconduct, jail and prison deaths, the state’s pardon system and more. He was also part of a team of Pulitzer finalists who covered Hurricane Helene. A North Carolina native, he grew up in Beaufort County.
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