Amor Hezekiah Cureton was 2 years old when he died on August 15, 2020, after sustaining a life-threatening gunshot wound in the 5300 block of Reagan Drive in the Sugar Creek area of northeast Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers arrived shortly after 10 p.m.; Amor was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.

Investigators say the child gained access to an unsecured firearm belonging to his father, 24-year-old Antonio Thomas Cureton, and discharged the weapon. CMPD’s Canine Unit recovered that firearm at the scene and a second firearm was also found in Antonio Cureton’s possession. Detectives from Homicide and the Crimes Against Children Unit spoke with family members at the scene and determined no additional suspects were involved.

Following an interview with detectives, Antonio Cureton was charged with involuntary manslaughter, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a stolen firearm, and failure to secure a firearm to protect a minor. The investigation is ongoing.

Did anyone in the Sugar Creek area see or hear anything that night that could help investigators?