On February 19, 2021, 25-year-old Abdulkhaleq Juhaish was found unresponsive inside a vehicle on Waterford Ridge Drive in Charlotte, North Carolina. Officers who responded at about 8 p.m. and Medic observed an apparent gunshot wound; Juhaish was pronounced dead at the scene. The death was initially treated as suspicious and later upgraded to a homicide.

Detectives from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Search responded, with assistance from the CMPD’s Operations Command, the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Homicide Prosecution Team, Victim’s Assistance, CFD, and Medic. On September 23, 2021, CMPD detectives arrested 19-year-old Wajid Kahn; warrants had been issued and Kahn was charged with murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. Kahn was transferred to Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s custody.

Authorities have not disclosed what led up to the shooting. If anyone has information about the incident, contact the CMPD Homicide Unit or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.