Donald Scott Taylor, a 21-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on Memorial Day, May 30, 2022, at a Quik Trip on Central Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina. The shooting followed a minor fender bender in the store parking lot during what is described as a drag racing investigation. Taylor suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene after officers heard shots and responded.

Investigators used tips and assistance from multiple patrol divisions to identify two suspects. Kedar Rogers, 22, was charged with murder; Ibn Reid, 29, was charged with accessory after the fact. Both were arrested on May 31, 2022, interviewed by homicide detectives at the Law Enforcement Center, and then transferred to Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office custody. The homicide investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information about the shooting at the Quik Trip is asked to contact the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.