Tito Bartolo Walton Jr., a 17-year-old Black male from Charlotte, was shot on the afternoon of May 18, 2025, along the 1200 block of Spring Street near Greenville Park. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers responded around 4:20 p.m. to an assault with a deadly weapon call and found Walton with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center and died of his injuries. Police opened a homicide investigation that day, canvassed the area and notified family, and initially withheld suspect details while they developed leads.

Local coverage afterward placed the shooting in the context of a violent weekend in the city and noted the Spring Street scene is steps from Greenville Park and close to schools and homes. Memorial notices and obituaries confirmed Walton’s identity, age, and date of death; community reports described the suddenness of the loss. On August 21, 2025, investigators arrested a 14-year-old, who was charged with murder and transferred to the custody of the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice; CMPD described the case as active and ongoing.

Did anyone in the Greenville Park or Spring Street area see or hear anything that afternoon on May 18 that could help investigators?