A Charlotte man who pleaded guilty last year in a headline-grabbing 2019 shooting case is now charged in a separate Uptown killing, police said Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Investigators say the new case ties him to the November 2025 shooting death of 31-year-old Tanarus Tajuan Henry at 7th and Davidson streets, a busy intersection on the edge of Uptown. The charge is the latest turn in a pair of long-running homicide investigations that have lingered on Mecklenburg County's docket for years.
New charge announced
According to WCNC Charlotte, the suspect is identified as Tychicus Unique Dobie. He is now facing a homicide charge in connection with Henry's death in Uptown.
How the 2019 case unfolded
Dobie previously entered guilty pleas in August 2025 to voluntary manslaughter and weapons charges in the 2019 killing of Kendal Crank, WBTV reported. The station noted that the prosecutions dragged on for years and that a co-defendant's earlier trial ended in a mistrial, a drawn-out process that left Crank's family frustrated.
Uptown killing details
In the newer case, police say officers were called to a crash near 7th and Davidson just before 11 p.m., where they found Henry suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital and later died, WSOC reported.
QCity Metro also covered the November 2025 incident and reported that detectives launched a homicide investigation at the scene.
What comes next
WCNC Charlotte reports that Dobie has now been formally charged and is expected to appear in Mecklenburg County court. Prosecutors will decide whether to pursue any additional counts as the Uptown case moves forward. As with all criminal cases, the charge is an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
Context and reaction
The new filing lands amid ongoing efforts to tamp down gun violence in Charlotte's central neighborhoods and renewed criticism of homicide cases that can take years to resolve. Crank's family voiced frustration when plea deals were entered last year, and the fresh Uptown charge is likely to stir more scrutiny of how the system handles protracted prosecutions.
