Daliamontray Decarlo Strothers was a 15-year-old African American male who was shot on Fairwood Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 12, 2021 at about 11:58 p.m. Paramedics took him to hospital with life-threatening injuries; he died two days later on October 14, 2021 after emergency treatment.

The investigation led to two arrests. On November 2, 2021, 18-year-old Dametrius Hilliard was charged with murder, attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and three counts of shooting into an occupied dwelling. A second suspect, 19-year-old Taizojh Deaveon Smith, was arrested on November 16, 2021 in Statesville and faced the same set of charges. Multiple units including the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team, Canine Unit, Aviation Unit and other officers were involved in locating and arresting the suspects; the U.S. Secret Service and N.C. Highway Patrol assisted in Smith’s arrest.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department continues to seek information from the public. If anyone has details about the shooting, contact Crime Stoppers or a Homicide Unit detective.