On the morning of May 8, 2025, 29-year-old Jahquell Villegas was fatally shot while seated in a vehicle with his girlfriend at a Shell gas station on West Sugar Creek Road in Charlotte. He was struck in the face around 5:30 a.m., transported to a local hospital, and died of his injuries. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

Investigators say the shooting followed a fight and that a 44-year-old man, Terry Johnson, fled the scene on an electric bike. Court records and police reports indicate Johnson left the e-bike and bloodied clothing at the home of a woman who knew him as Poo; that woman contacted 911 and provided information that helped identify Johnson. On May 9, 2025, CMPD’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrested Johnson without incident; he was interviewed and transferred to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office and charged with first-degree murder.

Villegas’ family has been notified. The investigation remains active. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has additional information about the events at the Shell station that morning, please come forward.