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December 29, 2020
123 people have lost their lives to violence in Charlotte this year, the most on record.
Chief Jennings is calling the number of homicides “devastating and unfortunate.”
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The record comes as police investigate three homicides in less than 17 hours.
“It just seems to be an every day thing. And it’s very, very, very devastating,” says Genecia Hairston, with Mothers of Murdered Offspring.
The group held a candlelight vigil on Tuesday night for 30-year-old Cinquay Farrer, who was killed in North Charlotte on December 22nd.
Man killed in northwest Charlotte, marking cityâs second homicide in one night
Two separate deadly stabbings under investigation in Charlotte By WBTV Web Staff | December 28, 2020 at 11:16 PM EST - Updated December 29 at 1:52 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A person killed in northwest Charlotte Monday has been identified by police as 51-year-old John Paul Cousar. Cousarâs death was the second homicide investigation in Charlotte Monday night.
Another person was killed in a separate stabbing in northeast Charlotte.
Police identified 53-year-old James Alexander Jackson as a suspect in the case. James Jackson (Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department)
Jackson was interviewed by detectives, taken to the Mecklenburg County Sheriffâs Office and charged with voluntary manslaughter.
CMPD investigating pair of deadly stabbings across Charlotte
Two people were killed in separate stabbings across Charlotte within a matter of hours. No arrests have been made in either case at this time. Author: WCNC Staff Updated: 11:16 AM EST December 29, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Police are investigating after two people died in separate stabbings across Charotte within a matter of hours Monday night.
According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, officers were called to a reported stabbing on Newell-Hickory Grove Road in east Charlotte around 9:30 p.m. One person was found dead outside a home when officers got to the scene.
Police have not released information about the victim or suspect in the case.
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