Malik Fidel Whitney, 50, was shot and killed on January 29, 2022, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The shooting happened on North Tryon Street near Craighead Road at about 11:23 p.m. Whitney was found with gunshot wounds and taken to Atrium Health’s Carolina Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. His death was the city’s first homicide of 2022.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police identified and arrested 53-year-old Darrell McKinley in connection with the killing. McKinley was initially charged with voluntary manslaughter; investigators later upgraded the charge to murder. Police said Whitney and McKinley knew each other. The CMPD described the investigation as active and asked anyone with information to contact the Homicide Unit or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.

Are there details about the timeline or witnesses near North Tryon and Craighead that could help fill gaps in the case?