Christopher James Locus, 23, was found dead from a gunshot wound on September 21, 2016, at the intersection of South Blount and East Lenoir streets in Raleigh, North Carolina. His body was discovered about 7:15 a.m.; witnesses said they heard a gunshot around midnight and people running in panic after an altercation near the Shaw University campus. Locus was not a student but frequented the area.

Authorities arrested 25-year-old Charles Douglas Mitchell and charged him with murder. Mitchell and Locus were acquainted, and police described the shooting as not random. Mitchell had prior charges including robbery with a dangerous weapon, resisting a public officer, and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; he was being held at the Wake County Detention Center at the time of arrest. Locus had a 2013 drug conviction and pending court matters including breaking and entering, larceny, assault by pointing a gun, and probation violations.

Neighbors and a worker at a nearby mini-mart expressed concern about frequent gunfire and violence in the neighborhood. Does anyone have information about that night or about people who were near Shaw University around midnight on September 21, 2016?