Ernest Lightner, 58, was shot and killed at his home on Campus Street in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 12, 2020. The shooting happened during an altercation; Lightner was pronounced dead at the scene and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department opened an investigation.

Two days later, on October 14, 2020, 29-year-old Gina Michelle Kilgo was arrested and charged with Lightner’s murder after detectives located her and interviewed her. The circumstances that led to the altercation and the shooting remain unclear and the investigation is ongoing.

Lightner’s family and friends are grieving and the community has been asked to help. If anyone has information about what happened on Campus Street on October 12, 2020, please contact the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.