Herbrea Brea Labonnie Keels, 28, was found shot to death outside the Magnolia Terrace Apartments on Paces Oaks Boulevard near East W.T. Harris Boulevard in northeast Charlotte on December 29, 2020. Police discovered her with an apparent gunshot wound around 2 p.m. and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Born July 3, 1992, in Cheverly, Maryland, she was remembered by family as a beloved daughter, granddaughter, goddaughter, sister, aunt, niece and cousin who loved her family and her dog, Bear. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department opened a homicide investigation but announced no suspects and released no information about what led to the shooting. Keels’ death was the third homicide in Charlotte within a 24-hour period.

The investigation remains open and CMPD asked anyone with information to contact them or provide anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers. Does anyone in the community have information that could help investigators?