Jaquad Malik Pearson, 19, was fatally shot on January 14, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. in the 5600 block of Brookshire Boulevard outside the Market Express convenience store. Officers who responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call found Pearson with a gunshot wound; emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified two suspects after an investigation and arrested 18-year-old Demetrius Kavon Adams and a juvenile. Both were interviewed by homicide detectives, charged with murder, and transferred to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators processed the scene, collected evidence, and spoke with witnesses; the investigation remains active.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact CMPD’s Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night?