Demarcus Allen, 33, was shot and killed on May 30, 2022, at the Granite Pointe Apartments on Deep Rock Circle in Charlotte, North Carolina. Officers, firefighters and medical personnel rendered life-saving aid but Allen was pronounced dead at the scene. His death was the third shooting at that apartment complex in May, part of a disturbing pattern of violence in the neighborhood.

Allen’s partner, Lindsey Nance, and their children have been left grieving; Nance described him as a loving and thoughtful father. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has increased patrols, installed cameras and deployed a sky tower at Deep Rock Circle, and says it is working with property management to evict residents involved in criminal activity. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone who lived at Granite Pointe Apartments or was in the area on May 30, 2022, has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.