Moerell Mosezell Larkin, 33, was shot and killed in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 24, 2022. The shooting happened about 12:15 a.m. in the parking lot of a Shell station at West Sugar Creek Road and Reagan Drive after a fight involving multiple people. Larkin, known as Rell, was struck by gunfire, treated at the scene, and taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly afterward.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department opened an investigation and, on the same day, arrested and charged two 29-year-olds, Devon Joseph Platt and Donnesha Raenique Blount, with Larkin’s murder; Platt was also charged with felony larceny of a motor vehicle. CMPD said investigators collected evidence and took witness statements, and Larkin’s immediate family had been notified.

If anyone witnessed the fight at the Shell station or has information that could help the investigation, contact Crime Stoppers.