Decario Bethea was 24 when he was shot and killed on August 31, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Officers found him suffering from gunshot wounds in the area of Fairwood Avenue near South Tryon Street; he was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Police say Bethea had been involved in a verbal altercation with two other individuals outside the Southside Apartments, and was shot during that argument. Authorities later charged Daquan Thompson, a 20-year-old male, in connection with Bethea’s murder; Thompson was already in custody on unrelated charges when detectives interviewed him about the case. The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone saw what happened outside the Southside Apartments or has other information about the shooting, please contact the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.