Zavier Ellis was 15 when he was shot on Sherington Way in East Charlotte on November 13, 2016. He was found with life-threatening gunshot wounds, taken to Carolinas Medical Center, and died two days later. Police say he was shot while attempting to sell a cell phone.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department canvassed the area for witnesses and evidence. On December 7, 2016, CMPD charged two teenagers, Davione Mackey, 17, and David Burns, 16, with first-degree murder; both were arrested without further incident. The family — including his mother, Antoinette Ellis, and sister, Miche’la — held a candlelight vigil and set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral and medical costs.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who witnessed events on Sherington Way on November 13, 2016, is asked to contact investigators.