Aviana Carter, a 21-year-old Black woman from Charlotte, North Carolina, was shot and killed on Monday, June 22, 2020. The shooting happened shortly before 11 a.m. at a residence on Montague Street in southeast Charlotte. Aviana was taken to Atrium Health-Main hospital, where she died of her injuries.

Police say the shooting followed a heated argument that turned physical between Aviana and her girlfriend, Dashae McCain. When officers arrived they found Aviana with a gunshot wound. Detectives identified McCain, then 22, as the suspect; after an interview she was arrested and charged with murder and held at the county jail.

Anyone who knew Aviana, saw activity on Montague Street that morning, or has information about the case is asked to come forward.