Ervin Kenneth Steward, a 28-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on February 17, 2019, near the Onyx strip club on Minuet Lane in Charlotte, North Carolina. The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. during NBA All-Star Weekend. A friend drove Steward a few blocks to Seventy Seven Center Drive after the shots were fired; police found him with a gunshot wound in the parking lot at 5445 Seventy Seven Center Drive and he later died at the hospital.

Investigators determined the shooting occurred in a nearby parking lot on Minuet Lane and that witnesses had moved Steward to the other location. On March 7, 2019, 32-year-old Nicholas Beatty was arrested in Durham and charged with Steward’s murder and with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. CMPD homicide detectives, the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team, the State Bureau of Investigation and the City of Durham Police all took part in the apprehension, and detectives continue interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, contact Crime Stoppers.