Demario Ericson Roddey was 25 when he was shot and killed in north Charlotte on May 7, 2018. Known to friends and family as Skinny, he was described as devout and close to his community. The shooting happened along Feldbank Drive near Beatties Ford Road after an argument with a 16-year-old, Tamerrian Anthony; witnesses said the argument ended when Anthony shot Roddey at point-blank range. Roddey was found in a front yard and was pronounced dead at the scene, later reported at Carolina Medical Center.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department arrested and charged Tamerrian Anthony with murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon, and investigators did not treat the shooting as random. The death was one of several incidents involving teenagers in the area in the weeks before May 7. Roddey’s funeral was held at Alexander Funeral Home and he was buried at Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens.

Did anyone in the community know Demario or witness the events that afternoon and have details to share?