Mecklenburg County officials said they expect to move more than 200 people to shelters or hotel rooms exceeding original estimates of 150 by the time homeless camps near uptown Charlotte are shut down Friday. And the question over whose responsibility it is to clear the camps turned contentious between the city of Charlotte and the county.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is mourning the loss of Officer Nerick Lufungula this week.
News13 reports that Officer Lufungula was found unconscious on Thursday and dies a short time later.
The information that we have gathered at this time indicates that the death was of natural causes.
We are deeply saddened to inform you of the passing of one of our own, Officer Nerick Lufungula. Officer Lufungula was found unconscious yesterday afternoon and pronounced deceased a short time later due to what appears to be natural causes. You will be missed, Nerick. #cmpdpic.twitter.com/SsRprsaUEK
Violent crimes jumped 16% in Charlotte last year, homicides leading the way. Author: Lexi Wilson (WCNC) Updated: 10:23 PM EST January 12, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. New details from CMPD reveal violent crimes were at an all-time high in 2020.
Violent crimes jumped 16% in Charlotte last year, homicides leading the way.
121 homicides were reported last year, hitting the same record numbers in 1993. A lot of the victims were young men. Nothing is more frustrating for me as a police chief than to be on a homicide scene or hear about a homicide scene where a 16 or 15-year-old has been shot and killed and to find out it was a 15 or 16-year-old who committed the crime and that s disturbing to me, CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings said.
No charges to be filed in July fatal shooting of Charlotte teen A 16-year-old was killed in a shooting in Charlotteâs South End. (Source: Taylor Simpson | WBTV) By WBTV Web Staff | December 31, 2020 at 1:28 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 1:28 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - No charges will be filed in a shooting that killed a 16-year-old in Charlotteâs South End over the summer.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say the killing of Vontairius Doster has been classified by detectives as a justified homicide.
Doster was fatally shot on July 13 at the Southside Homes Apartment complex off Griffith Street.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say they responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call just before 2 a.m. at the apartment complex. Officers say Doster had already been taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound when police arrived. Medical staff later pronounced Doster dead.