Tunji Smith Jr, a 19-year-old African American male, was shot and killed the evening of September 23, 2018, on Saratoga Drive in Charlotte, North Carolina. Officers from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department responding to an assault with a deadly weapon found him with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators have reported the shooting arose from a drug dispute. Police say Tunji had posted about an interest in illegal drugs on social media, a detail noted during the inquiry. The killing was one of three homicides in Charlotte that weekend.

In the days after the shooting, authorities arrested 20-year-old Sa’Quan Howard-Rooks and charged him with murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The investigation is ongoing. Does anyone have information about Tunji, his activities that week, or the Saratoga Drive area that could help the inquiry?