Askia Toure Abdullah Alkebulan, a 51-year-old African American man, was killed by gunfire on November 26, 2019, at La Casa, an adult arcade on East WT Harris Boulevard in east Charlotte. Officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police responded to a shooting call about 6 a.m., found Alkebulan with a gunshot wound, and he was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

The investigation led to the arrest of two suspects: 36-year-old Gregory Moffitt and 38-year-old Noelle Blount. Both were taken into custody without incident by the department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team. Moffitt was charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a felon; Blount was charged with murder. Authorities have not disclosed a motive, and the investigation was described as active and ongoing.

Alkebulan’s death was recorded as the city’s 99th homicide of 2019, a milestone noted amid community concern over rising violence. If anyone has information about what happened that morning at La Casa, please come forward.