Qa’dir Avery Alverest was 17 when he was shot and killed just after 9:30 p.m. on April 7, 2020, outside a house on Heatherbrook Avenue in the Hidden Valley neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. Officers who arrived found him with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Qa’dir was a student at Commonwealth High School and worked at Popeye’s. Described as soft-spoken with a big spirit, he enjoyed playing football and spending time with family and friends. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department opened a homicide investigation, but no arrests have been made and police have not released information about suspects or what led up to the shooting.

This was one of a number of Charlotte homicides in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. If anyone knew Qa’dir, saw activity on Heatherbrook Avenue that night, or has information relevant to the investigation, please share what is known.