Melvin Alexis Barahona Zapata arrested in fatal crash in Charlotte

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that claimed the life of one man. Major Crash Investigation Unit detectives identified the driver and vehicle involved in the case. A news release from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reveals that a pedestrian was struck by a red 2008 Ford F-150 while crossing North Sharon Amity … Read more

Charlotte Police investigating fatal shooting on North Tryon Street in Metro Division

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a homicide in the 2400 block of North Tryon Street in the Metro Division. Around 2:10 a.m. on January 8, 2024, Metro Division officers responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon with injury at the aforementioned location. At the scene, officers located a … Read more

Charlotte Police looking for Bryce Felder in connection to murder of 3-year-old

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Homicide Unit detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating Bryce Felder who is wanted in connection to the murder of 3-year-old Asiah Figueroa. Detectives say they received information that identified Felder as one of the suspects in the case. An arrest warrant for murder was obtained for Felder who remains … Read more

Charlotte Police arrests suspect in homicide on Swearngan Road in the North Division

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has announced the arrest of a suspect in an ongoing homicide investigation in the North Division. Detectives with CMPD’s Homicide Unit are investigating a homicide in the 5200 block of Swearngan Road. Around 7:15 p.m. on January 4, 2024, officers responded to an assault call at the aforementioned location. At the … Read more

Charlotte Police arrests man who fired multiple rounds and injured five people at Romare Bearden Park

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department arrested a suspect in connection to a shooting at Romare Bearden Park. On December 31, 2023 around 11:30 p.m., officers were patrolling the park when they heard gunfire and rushed in the direction of the gunshots. Authorities say the preliminary information suggests that the suspect was at Romare Bearden Park while … Read more

Five victims shot in Charlotte after suspect fired multiple rounds into a crowd

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating after five people were shot near Romare Bearden Park. According to police, officers patrolling Romare Bearden Park responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon around 11:30 p.m. tonight. Police say the preliminary information suggests that a suspect fired multiple rounds into a crowd hitting five … Read more

Charlotte Police apprehend suspect in connection to homicide on North Sharon Amity Road

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection to a homicide in the 5200 block of North Sharon Amity Road in the Hickory Grove Division. Around 2:33 p.m. on October 19, 2023, Hickory Grove Division officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call at the aforementioned location. At the scene, officers … Read more

Charlotte Police conducting investigation of two deaths on Green Needles Court in Westover Division

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Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are carrying out a death investigation in the 300 block of Green Needles Court in the Westover Division. In the afternoon hours of December 27, 2023, Missing Person Unit detectives responded to the aforementioned location to try to locate a missing person. Upon arrival, detectives found two victims deceased. … Read more

Charlotte Police investigating early morning homicide on Long Talon Way

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Homicide Unit Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are investigating an early morning homicide in the 16200 block of Long Talon Way in the Steele Creek Division. Steele Creek Division officers responded to a shots fired call at the aforementioned location around 2:30 a.m. on December 27, 2023. At the scene, officers found two victims … Read more

Matthew Sean Rowley charged in fatal hit-and-run crash that killed pedestrian in Charlotte

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Major Crash Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash in the Westover Division. Around 10:30 p.m. on December 22, 2023, Westover division officers responded to the intersection of South Tryon Street and Bowman Road. At the scene, officers found an unresponsive female who was pronounced deceased at the scene. The … Read more