Katherine Roxana Lopez Cruz was 16 when she was killed in a mass shooting at a Christmas Eve party in Charlotte, North Carolina. The shooting occurred on December 24, 2020, near the 6600 block of Olde Savannah Road in East Charlotte. Officers arriving about 10:45 p.m. found three people with gunshot wounds and another person with a laceration. Katherine was pronounced dead at the scene; 13-year-old Michelle Avila Robles later died at the hospital. A third gunshot victim remained hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

The party took place at a residence and turned chaotic as shots were fired and people fled. Alcohol was believed to have factored into the motive. No arrests had been announced in the deaths of Katherine Roxana Lopez Cruz and Michelle Avila Robles; detectives continue to investigate. Did anyone at the party or in the neighborhood see something that could help identify who fired the shots?