Demario Warren was a 4-year-old African American boy who was killed by a gunshot on November 2, 2022, at an apartment complex on Charleston Place Lane in Charlotte, North Carolina. Officers responding to reports of shots fired found Demario with a gunshot wound; paramedics took him to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Initial reports said the shooting might have been accidental, and the investigation was ongoing.

Demario’s father, 25-year-old Dayshawn Warren, was arrested within hours and charged with involuntary manslaughter, selling or giving a weapon to a minor, and improper storage of a firearm. He was booked with a $100,000 bond that was later reduced to $25,000. Police noted prior charges for Dayshawn, including domestic violence and assault; those prior charges did not indicate he would be prohibited from having a firearm.

The community held a balloon release celebration of life on November 9, 2022, and helped raise funds for funeral expenses. Demario’s mother, Brandi Parham, described him as joyful and recalled seeing him hours before he died. Does anyone have information about what happened inside the apartment that day?