Chaunci Rashan Rutledge, 21, was shot and killed on December 15, 2019, on Spring Garden Street in Greensboro, North Carolina. Emergency medical services took him to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries. The shooting happened in the parking lot of the Petra Hookah Lounge; police closed the scene between Granite Street and Chapman Street during their investigation.

Greensboro police identified and arrested 27-year-old Christopher Raynard Mitchell Jr. and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with Rutledge’s death. Mitchell is being held at the Guilford County Jail. Friends, family and former educators described Rutledge as good-spirited and protective of his family, and his death prompted public grief in the community.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward.