Rakeem Shamar Massard, a 25-year-old African American man, was shot to death on October 7, 2015, in a parking lot near Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was found at the scene; investigators determined he and the person later charged were known to one another, and the killing was not described as random.

Radi Saleem Meyers was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Meyers was taken into custody by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office without incident. Authorities have not disclosed a motive for the shooting.

Family, friends and community groups, including Mothers of Murdered Offspring, held a vigil to remember Massard and to call for an end to gun violence in the area. If anyone has information about Massard or the events that led to his death, please share what is known with investigators.