Arrest made in drive-by killing of 17-year-old Charlotte student, jail records show

A 20-year-old Charlotte man has been charged in the drive-by killing of 17-year-old Monroe High School student Neveah Carter, a warrant shows.

Carter died on May 31, when shots were fired into her Kia in the 4000 block of North Graham Street near Craighead Road, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police report. A 16-year-old passenger was also in the vehicle, but was not injured.

Tracoby Daiquan Meeks of Charlotte was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 19, and is charged with murder and felony conspiracy, Mecklenburg County jail records show. A warrant says the killing was done with “malice aforethought.”

Details of a motive have not been released.

Family members told The Charlotte Observer Neveah was taking “a friend to the store” when the shooting occurred just before 2 a.m. They suspect she was an innocent bystander caught the crossfire. Bullets struck a second vehicle, but the 27-year-old driver was not injured, officials said.

Mothers Advocating for Real Change and Unwavering Support, the M.A.R.C.U.S foundation, has worked as an advocate for the family and it released a statement from Carter’s parents, Janie Cureton and Tyrone Carter.

“We finally exhale,” the family statement said. “We’ve been living every parent’s nightmare. Our baby girl deserved to grow up. She deserved to live.”

The foundation reports Carter was “shot multiple times in her neck and back.”