Lamar McNeil, 43, was shot and killed on March 10, 2020, at the Aspen Charlotte Apartments on Wit Way Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. Paramedics transported him to a hospital, where he died of his gunshot wounds. He was a father and is survived by his mother, Carolyn McNeil, his spouse, Josina McNeil, and his children Nikai, Lamar, and Berkeley.

Detectives identified a suspect quickly: warrants were issued for 26-year-old Joshua McClain on March 12, 2020. McClain was later taken into custody and charged with murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. A second man, 27-year-old Darian Huffman, was also arrested and charged with the same offenses. Investigators say McNeil was shot inside an apartment and that a 911 call was placed after the shooting; he was not a resident of the complex nor affiliated with the nearby university.

Anyone who knew Lamar or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.