James John Basil McKnight, 34, was fatally shot outside The Trap Bar & Billiards on Westinghouse Boulevard in southwest Charlotte, North Carolina, in the early hours of February 16, 2020. Police were dispatched for an assault with a deadly weapon around 2:17 a.m.; officers found McKnight with a gunshot wound in the parking lot and medics transported him to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Search processed the scene and canvassed for witnesses. The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and determined the homicide was justified, so no charges were filed. McKnight, born January 29, 1986, in Springfield, Illinois, was known by nicknames including Dukes, Kat Daddy, Neph-Neph and James John, and had recently founded a trucking company called Basil Investments.

If anyone knew McKnight or witnessed what happened outside The Trap Bar & Billiards that night, please share information that could clarify the circumstances.