Shawn Lovell Parker, 49, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 20, 2015, on Windy Valley Drive in West Charlotte. Police responded about 3:35 AM and found Parker with a gunshot wound; MEDIC pronounced him dead at the scene. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department opened a homicide investigation that remains ongoing.

Four people were charged in connection with the killing: Diondre Bittle, 24, and Charles Burns, 24, were charged with Parker’s murder. Cordero McCoy, 24, and Keaundra Strong, 33, were arrested in July 2015 on charges including murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and first-degree burglary. Reports say Parker was found dead inside a home on Windy Valley Drive and the suspects were identified during the investigation.

One significant later development was that Diondre Bittle was found not guilty of the homicide in 2017. Any readers who knew Shawn Parker or have information related to his death are asked to come forward.