Abdullah Hamid, a 52-year-old truck driver, was shot and killed outside a group of townhomes on Simril Court in Charlotte's Steele Creek area, and as of November 7, 14 days after his killing, his family says they still don't know who pulled the trigger or why. Police have not announced any arrests or released a motive in the case, leaving Hamid's relatives in limbo as the investigation continues.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police received a call about an assault with a deadly weapon at roughly 5:30 p.m. on October 24 at the townhomes, according to WBTV. A person found with a gunshot wound was taken to a hospital, where he later died. As of that report, police said they were not looking for a suspect in the case. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's Homicide Unit confirmed it is conducting a homicide investigation in the 16000 block of Simril Court in the Steele Creek Division, per the department's own newsroom announcement.
Hamid's brother, Tyrone Mosley, told WSOC-TV that he first learned about the shooting after seeing the Simril Court address pop up on his phone. Mosley said he has grown frustrated with how slowly the investigation has moved, and that not knowing who is responsible has been especially hard on the family as they wait for information.
Family Waits as Investigators Work the Case
Mosley said he believes law enforcement is working the case, even as weeks pass without a public update on a suspect or a motive. The station's report notes that Hamid's family is specifically seeking answers about who shot him and why — a question that, as of this reporting, remains unresolved.
Court records cited in the same account indicate that a magistrate issued a criminal summons against Hamid's wife, who was accused of damaging his front door and a Ring doorbell camera at a property on Spy Glass Place in August. Separately, court documents state that Hamid accused his wife of waving and pointing a gun at him from a window at the Simril Court property on October 23 — the day before he was killed at that same location. Mosley said that, considering those circumstances, he has questioned why Hamid returned to the property.
No Arrests Announced
Police have not announced arrests or publicly identified a motive in the shooting, and the evidence available does not establish who fired the shot that killed Hamid. For now, Mosley and the rest of the family are left waiting on detectives for the answers they say they still don't have.
