Domestic violence awareness march scheduled for uptown

For the second time in as many weeks, the Domestic Violence Advocacy Council is organizing a march on the Square in uptown Charlotte on Thursday in response to a domestic violence-related homicide.

Alexia Mayfield, 23, was shot to death on Oct. 2 as she babysat her 2-year-old niece. Her ex-boyfriend, Immanuel Felton, 25, was charged with murder.

Mayfield was the seventh domestic violence-related homicide in Charlotte this year, according to the council – more than double the number for all of 2014.

Thursday’s march is scheduled for 12:15 to 1 p.m. at Trade and Tryon streets. Free parking is available at the Hal Marshall County Services Center at 700 N. Tryon St.

Joe Marusak

This story was originally published October 14, 2015 at 12:54 PM with the headline "Domestic violence awareness march scheduled for uptown."