Xavier Adams was 23 when he was killed on November 6, 2020, at an apartment complex on Campus Walk Lane near the UNC Charlotte campus in Charlotte, North Carolina. He suffered an assault with a deadly weapon during an alleged robbery and, despite receiving medical aid, was pronounced dead that night.

The investigation led to arrests: on December 3, 2020, 27-year-old Willie Swinton was arrested in Los Angeles and later extradited to North Carolina on a murder charge. A second suspect, 22-year-old Azariel Araque, was identified and charged with murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and accessory after the fact; Araque was arrested in Lexington, North Carolina, with CMPD assistance. The case remains under investigation and has deeply affected Xavier’s family and community.

If anyone has information about the events at Campus Walk Lane on November 6, 2020, please come forward.