Christian Isaac Allen was an 18-year-old senior at East Mecklenburg High School who was shot and killed on February 19, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. A student athlete and vocalist who planned to attend Appalachian State University and pursue a career in law enforcement, Christian was found outside a home in southeast Charlotte with four gunshot wounds—two to the chest, one to the right elbow, and one to the left wrist—and was pronounced dead at Carolinas Medical Center. The medical examiner’s autopsy noted alcohol in his system.

Police say an argument at a house party on Kelford Lane escalated into the shooting; 22-year-old Carlos Olguin was arrested and charged in connection with Christian’s death, and his first court appearance was scheduled soon after the arrest. The community held a vigil and balloon release, and the school’s spirit rock was painted with messages honoring Christian and his jersey number 90.

If anyone attended that party or has information about the events on Kelford Lane that night, please come forward.