Dontre Lamar Williams, 24, was shot and killed on the evening of June 24, 2025, in the 1900 block of Milton Road near The Plaza in east Charlotte. Officers responded just before 7:30 p.m. to an assault with a deadly weapon call and MEDIC pronounced Williams dead at the scene. Early reports and community reaction described chaos outside the convenience store and friends mourning the loss.

An initial police report mistakenly listed Williams as 17; that error was corrected to confirm he was 24. Investigators opened a homicide investigation under report number 20250624-1928-00. On July 8, CMPD announced a 17-year-old juvenile from Charlotte had been arrested and charged with murder; the juvenile’s name was not released because of age. On July 17, detectives arrested 21-year-old Antonio Ray and charged him with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Police say the investigation remains active and have not released a motive or a detailed timeline of the shooting.

Did anyone in the area see what happened outside the store that evening or know more about Williams’ movements that day?