Gabriel Jacob Lee, 27, was shot and killed in a parking lot near the Spectrum Center in Uptown Charlotte during the early-morning hours of Saturday, July 5, 2025. Police and Medic were called around 1:30 a.m. to the 200 block of North Caldwell Street after gunfire erupted amid Fourth of July festivities; two people were found with gunshot wounds at the scene and a third person later went to a hospital with non–life-threatening injuries. An 18-year-old, Colby Cash Smith, was also gravely wounded and later died.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police opened a homicide investigation in the department’s Central Division and asked anyone with information to contact detectives or Crime Stoppers, citing case report 20250705-0130-00. Reports describe Gabriel as a Black man who had been out with family and friends for the holiday; relatives and local memorial pages have since shared tributes. No arrest has been announced and the investigation remained active as the summer progressed.

If anyone was at the Spectrum Center area that night or has information about the shooting, please contact CMPD detectives or Crime Stoppers.