Ferrell Bradley was 14 when he was shot and killed on July 16, 2020, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was found in the parking lot of a store at 2760 Ashley Road and was pronounced dead at the scene. Drugs were found at the scene, and the presence of those drugs was noted as a possible connection to drug-related activity.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department opened an investigation and on July 17, 2020, arrested and charged two men, Jamall Rashaun Hallman, 29, and Swade Vidal Patterson, 26, in connection with Bradley’s death; both were held at the Mecklenburg County Jail. Bradley’s killing was counted as the city’s 60th homicide for 2020, matching the total for 2019.

Anyone who knew Ferrell or who has information about what happened at 2760 Ashley Road that day is asked to come forward to help provide answers and closure for his family.