Julia Rena McManus, 50, was one of two people found shot to death in an apartment in northeast Charlotte on December 23, 2020. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police located the bodies at the Thornberry Apartments on Brickleberry Lane, off West Mallard Creek Church Road near North Tryon Street; the other victim was 59-year-old David Victor Bruce.

Police classified both deaths as homicides and reported no signs of forced entry into the apartment. Families were notified and CMPD says the investigation remains open as detectives continue to seek leads and evidence to determine motive and responsibility.

If anyone has information about who might have been at the Thornberry Apartments on December 23, 2020, or noticed anything unusual in that area, please come forward to assist the investigation.