On August 10, 2020, at about 8:14 a.m. Matthews officers found an abandoned vehicle in the 2700 block of Lakeview Circle and, nearby on the road shoulder, discovered the body of 27-year-old Cory DeShawn Carpenter of Charlotte. Detectives determined Carpenter had died of multiple gunshot wounds and classified the case as a homicide.

Matthews detectives and the Matthews Street Crimes Unit developed corroborating evidence and witness statements that identified two Charlotte men, Zatario Jarod Stewart and Tobias Lamario McNeil, as the individuals believed responsible. Arrest warrants for murder were obtained from the Mecklenburg County Magistrate’s Office. Both men were taken into custody on August 17, 2020 — Stewart by CMPD and McNeil by Durham Police — and were being held at the Mecklenburg County Jail.

Does anyone who knew Cory or who was in the Lakeview Circle area that morning have information that could help clarify what happened?