Cedric Kirkland, a 28-year-old African American man, was found dead on January 29, 2021, in northwest Charlotte, North Carolina. He was discovered inside a wrecked GMC SUV that had struck a tree; police say he was shot while driving on LaSalle Street and the firearm wounds led to the crash that killed him.

Investigators named 24-year-old George Winston as a suspect. Winston was arrested on January 30, 2021, and charged with murder, discharging a weapon into an occupied moving vehicle, and maintaining a vehicle with a controlled substance. Police described the incident as a drive-by shooting and say subsequent investigation tied Winston to the case.

Family and friends mourned Cedric’s death and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department asked anyone with additional information to come forward.

If anyone knew Cedric or has information about what happened on LaSalle Street that night, please share what you know with investigators.