On July 5, 2022, 27-year-old Fuaad Maerua Ali was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds near Pinnacle Drive and West Mallard Creek Church Road in northeast Charlotte just after 1 a.m. He was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators processed the scene and collected physical evidence.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has been actively investigating the killing; Detective Pearson is the lead on the case. No arrests have been announced and investigators have asked the public to provide any information related to the incident. Ali had a prior criminal history, including a March 2019 charge in the murder of 22-year-old Jamontae Morris, a detail that has drawn public attention.

What information might help move this investigation forward or who in the area remembers that early-morning period?