Malik Hashaun Clark II was 21 when he was shot on October 19, 2019, in the 1300 block of Kelston Place in east Charlotte. Friends took him to an urgent care after the shooting; he was later moved to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, where hospital staff pronounced him deceased. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department received a call about an assault with a deadly weapon at 6:40 p.m. that evening. CMPD Homicide Detectives are canvassing the area and have not identified any suspects as of the latest update.

The shooting was recorded as the city’s 87th homicide in 2019. In the wake of Malik’s death, the Murray Law Firm has suggested negligent security at the apartment complex where the shooting occurred may have been a factor and urged an immediate, unbiased inspection of the property to preserve evidence; the family may pursue legal claims. Malik’s family and community continue to mourn and seek answers.

Did anyone in east Charlotte that night see something that could help investigators or the family?