Charlotte began the year with two shootings; one near Remount Road and West Boulevard and another at Mr. C's on West Morehead Street, both leaving victims with serious injuries.

Baldomero Hernandez-Jimenez, charged with sex offenses, was arrested in Mexico after a four-year manhunt and extradited to the U.S., with a new bond set at $300,000.

Officer Dwight Marshall of Cheraw, SC, died from injuries sustained in an off-duty car accident. The Cheraw Police Chief mourned him as a promising young officer.

A crash on I-77 near Mooresville, involving an 18-wheeler and eight vehicles, resulted in serious injuries, major traffic delays, and a highway closure for clean-up.

A 21-year-old Charlotte man, Dreshon Jibri Moreno, faces murder and robbery charges after a woman died in a crash on Christmas, where he also allegedly stole her phone at gunpoint.

A fatal bus accident in East Charlotte killed one person and injured several others around 8:30 a.m. near Reddman Road. The CMPD is investigating the incident.

Omar Rashad Teasley, 18, has been charged with the murder of Rashaka Black Prince after a July shooting in Charlotte.

A Concord woman was arrested for the murder of her niece after a New Year's Eve domestic dispute escalated to violence. The victim was found with stab wounds, and the aunt is held without bond.

Six individuals face charges after a street takeover in Iredell County, where vehicles blocked Barfield Road. The N.C. State Highway Patrol seized six trucks and the charges include reckless driving and property damage.

CMPD Officer Williams was arrested twice, once for pointing a gun at individuals and again for violating a protective order. He is on unpaid leave pending investigation and due in court in April 2025.

Multiple street takeovers in Charlotte resulted in three arrests and five citations, with law enforcement seizing three vehicles and recovering a firearm. An incident in Mooresville involved 40 vehicles, leading to six truck seizures.

A South Carolina store clerk shot and killed an alleged armed robber under the state's "stand your ground" law; no charges were filed against the clerk.

A homicide investigation is underway in Charlotte's University City Division after 35-year-old Wonah Abu-Baby Konte Jr. was killed; the CMPD seeks tips from the public.