As a result of the ongoing investigation, detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's Homicide Unit identified Kishawn Vernon Lee-Grier (DOB: 11/25/2003) as a second suspect in this case.
On Thursday, February 9, 2023, with the assistance of CMPD's Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT), detectives arrested Lee-Grier and charged him with:
- Murder
- Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Moving Vehicle
The investigation into this case is active and ongoing. As additional information develops, it will be released by the CMPD's Public Affairs Office. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective. Detective Dossett is the lead detective assigned to this case. The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/. For additional information about this case, please refer to the report: 20230113-1028-00.
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The victim has been identified as Deandre McKye Hagler (DOB 12/20/2001). The victim's next of kin has been notified.
On Friday, January 13, 2023, the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) arrested Treyvon Young (DOB 05/05/2003) for the killing of Hagler. Young was on probation and on electronic monitoring at the time of the murder. Young was charged with Murder and Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Moving Vehicle.
The investigation into this case is active and ongoing. As additional information develops, it will be released by the CMPD's Public Affairs Office. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective. Detective Dossett is the lead detective assigned to this case. The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/. For additional information about this case, please refer to the report: 20230113-1028-00.
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Charlotte, N.C. – (Friday, January 13, 2023) – Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's Homicide Unit are conducting a homicide investigation near the 3600 block of Citiside Drive in the North Tryon Division.
On Friday, January 13, 2023, at approximately 10:28 a.m., North Tryon Division officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon with injury call for service in the 3600 block of Citiside Drive. Upon arrival, officers located a male victim inside a vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Immediate life-saving measures were taken but the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene by Medic.
Homicide Unit detectives responded to the scene to conduct an investigation, and Crime Scene Search responded to process the scene and collect physical evidence. Representatives from CMPD's Operations Command, the Charlotte Fire Department, Medic, Victim Services, and the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Homicide Prosecution Team also assisted.
The investigation into this case is active and ongoing. As additional information develops, it will be released by the CMPD's Public Affairs Office. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective. Detective Dossett is the lead detective assigned to this case. The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/. For additional information about this case, please refer to the report: 20230113-1028-00.
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