Gerardo Arellano-Sanchez, a 33-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed outside an apartment building on Electra Lane in Charlotte on July 14, 2019. Police arrived just before 1 a.m. and found three men with gunshot wounds; Gerardo and 31-year-old Miguel Angel Molina Cruz were pronounced dead at the scene. A third man was taken to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center with serious injuries.

The area, described as typically quiet, was shaken by the violence. Investigators later identified 24-year-old Nico Benn as a suspect; on October 3, 2019, Benn was arrested and charged with two counts of murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Benn was taken into custody and held in the Mecklenburg County Jail without bond.

The motive for the shooting is reported as unclear and the investigation remains open. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please come forward to assist the ongoing inquiry.