David Lavell Manning, a 20-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, was found dead on the morning of December 14, 2022. He was located on the sidewalk along Katherine Kiker Road near Oren Thompson Road in northeast Charlotte with a fatal gunshot wound.

Born June 1, 2002, in Stony Brook, New York, Manning was a 2020 graduate of Garinger High School. Family described him as playful and protective of his three sisters, Danecia, Destiny, and Demetria; he enjoyed video games, shopping, and spending time with family and friends.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department investigated the homicide. On December 28, 2022, authorities announced two men had been charged in connection with Manning’s murder: Jeremiah Cunningham, 20, who was taken into custody on the day of the shooting, and Josiah Evans-Bailey, 20, who turned himself in on December 22, 2022. The CMPD has asked anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the community know David or see activity in that area on December 14, 2022, that could help the investigation?