Malik Teasdell, 24, was shot to death on August 24, 2015, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The shooting happened around 3 a.m. on Lasalle Street near Interstate 77. Police found Teasdell inside a car at a gas station with a gunshot wound; medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators reported a dark-colored 2013–2015 Nissan Sentra or Altima with damage to the right-side passenger door as the suspect vehicle. Witnesses described the shooter as a black male with a short haircut, wearing a black t-shirt, black tennis shoes and gray or brown jeans. A male passenger in a red shirt with a logo was also seen; both were considered armed and dangerous. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department charged Elijah Sinclair Parker, 20, after DNA evidence tied him to the scene. The case remains under investigation.

Malik’s family remembered him as kind-hearted, gentle and loving, with interests in vintage cars and barbering. If anyone has information about the shooting or the vehicle seen that morning, please share what is known.