George Agee Jr., 63, was shot and killed on December 24, 2019, at a 7-Eleven on North Tryon Street near Dalton Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina. A fight between Agee and a store employee reportedly moved into the parking lot and escalated into a shootout; Agee was found with multiple gunshot wounds and later died at a hospital.

On January 8, 2020, 54-year-old Marvin Daniel Staton was identified as the suspect and charged with second-degree murder. Staton was arrested and held at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. Police said no other suspects were being sought and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department listed the investigation as active. The shooting was recorded as Charlotte’s 108th homicide of 2019.

The Agee family and local business owners have raised concerns about violence and called for increased surveillance and monitoring in the area. If anyone witnessed the altercation at the 7-Eleven or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.