CHARLOTTE, NC – A violent encounter early Friday morning at a southwest Charlotte hotel has left a man dead, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Police responded to an emergency call at about 3:30 a.m. at the Embassy Suites on South Tryon Street. Upon arrival, they found 45-year-old Jamal Dade in the hotel parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound. Dade was rushed to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Following an …
CHARLOTTE, NC – Following over a week’s search for a missing mother and her two children, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) confirmed their death in a grim discovery. Police have since arrested Benjamin Joseph Taylor, 35, in Imperial County, California, who now faces triple murder charges along with a count of death concealment. He is currently held in the Imperial County jail, awaiting his extradition process to North Carolina. CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings communicated his …
CHARLOTTE, NC – A devastating event in Charlotte, North Carolina, resulted in a three-year-old boy accidentally shooting himself with an unattended firearm. He died shortly after from a gunshot wound to the head. According to accounts made by investigating law enforcement, the toddler shot himself with his mother’s unsecured gun. Police have determined that the incident likely happened around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Immediately following the accident, the toddler was transported to the hospital with …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently probing an incident involving a concealed camera reportedly discovered in a lavatory on an American Airlines flight. According to Massachusetts state police, the incident, which they referred to as a “potential criminal act,” occurred on a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Boston Logan International Airport on September 2. The incident reportedly involved a minor, a flight attendant, and a mobile phone. State officials have clarified that …
North Carolina law enforcement officials announced on Thursday the discovery of the body of Allisha Watts, a 39-year-old woman who vanished from Charlotte on July 16. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office revealed that her remains were found in the vicinity of the Norman Community Cemetery in Montgomery County, a location roughly two hours away from Charlotte and a short 20-minute drive from Watts’ Foxfire home. In connection with Watts’ murder, authorities have apprehended and charged …
Federal authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ashanti Billie, a 19-year-old college student who went missing from Virginia last month. Ashanti’s body was discovered behind a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, over 300 miles from where she was last seen in Norfolk on September 18, according to an FBI spokesperson from the Norfolk office. Ashanti, a student at the Art Institute of Virginia Beach, was last seen on her way to work …