On the evening of May 23, 2025, 16-year-old Jamariyae D.W. Dixon was shot during a burst of gunfire on Stroud Park Court in north Charlotte. Officers found three people wounded just before 5:30 p.m.; victims included a teen with a gunshot to the ankle and another young man who suffered catastrophic injuries and was briefly without a pulse before being revived. Jamariyaee was rushed for treatment and died at Atrium Health on May 27. Police reclassified the case as a homicide and notified next of kin.

Investigators say a larger altercation spilled into the street and secured video from the scene that helped identify a suspect. By May 27–28, 20-year-old Marion McKnight was arrested, interviewed at the Law Enforcement Center, and transferred to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office; after Jamariyae’s death charges were upgraded to murder and McKnight was also charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with the other wounded victims. The investigation is active; anyone with information is asked to contact homicide detectives. If readers knew Jamariyae or saw the incident, please share what you know with investigators.