Jonquil Thompson, 35, an African American man, was shot and killed in a parking lot on Conway Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina, shortly before 2:05 a.m. on October 3, 2020. Officers responding to reports of shots fired found Thompson with an apparent gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Homicide Unit investigated the killing and the case was initially classified as a homicide.

The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office reviewed the investigation and on January 12, 2021 concluded the shooting was a justified homicide; prosecutors announced no criminal charges would be filed against the shooter. Thompson’s death came during a period of heightened community tension and violence that drew scrutiny to how such cases are handled.

If anyone knew Jonquil Thompson or witnessed the events that night, please share information that could shed light on what happened.