Jyasin Kasion Dearmon, a 20-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on January 26, 2021, on West Sugar Creek Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. Two people were struck in the shooting; Dearmon died at the scene and the other victim was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department opened a homicide investigation immediately.

CMPD arrested a vehicle occupant the next day, January 27, 2021. Twenty-two-year-old Jawonn McIlwain was taken into custody during a traffic stop and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, and murder. Subsequent investigation led police to charge three more people: 18-year-old Tiberius Rashayn Lee, 20-year-old Emanuel Cuffie, and a 17-year-old juvenile. All four face charges of attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, and murder.

The investigation remains active. Did anyone in the Charlotte area see or hear anything on West Sugar Creek Road the night of January 26 that could help investigators?