Mr. Bankhead was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle in a fatal Charlotte traffic accident after failing to yield, according to CMPD. Witnesses are encouraged to contact Detective Leung or Charlotte Crime Stoppers.

An explosion in Salisbury injured 12 firefighters at a house fire. The cause remains unknown; however, injuries are non-life-threatening. Two dogs died, and eight people were displaced.

A man was fatally shot outside a daycare in east Charlotte, triggering a police investigation with no immediate threat to the community deemed by authorities.

Laketta Shunta English was arrested for a fatal hit-and-run in Gastonia that killed Cody Cochran and injured another. She faces charges and is held on $500,000 bond.

Operation Safe Season in Charlotte led by CMPD resulted in zero violent crimes in Uptown, 36 arrests, 661 grams of marijuana seized, and 20 firearms removed.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police arrested four people and seized stolen firearms on Northlake Mall Drive following a report of suspicious activity. Charges include a weapon of mass destruction and conspiracy to commit motor vehicle theft.

A yellow 2015 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon was reported stolen in Statesville, prompting the police to ask the community for assistance in locating the vehicle.

Dominic Connelly, a fugitive wanted for murder and attempted murder, was arrested after a manhunt, with law enforcement collaboration highlighted in the FBI's announcement.

A fatal shooting occurred on North Sharon Amity Road, Charlotte, with detectives and crime units responding. The CMPD is investigating and urging witnesses to provide information.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police arrested two individuals and seized various narcotics, including methamphetamine and GHB, after a traffic stop led to a raid on Daniel Stout's hotel room.

Frezja Baker, a missing Charlotte mother, has been found deceased. Suspect Lorenza Thomas Inman Jr. is charged with her murder and was on probation for attempted murder at the time.

Keon Pernell has been sentenced to life without parole for the 2021 murder of Cherie Ingram in Gastonia, NC, after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder.

Rene Oscar Gomez Jr. pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the 2021 death of Edward Geouge III, initially thought to be a car accident but later found to be a shooting. He was sentenced to 94-125 months.