Graham Bennett, a 30-year-old Black man, was killed by gunfire in Charlotte on October 18, 2025. First responders were dispatched to a shooting just after 5 p.m.; one person was pronounced dead at the scene. The death was one of several separate homicide scenes that unfolded in Charlotte across roughly 24 hours that weekend, and reports that evening described Bennett’s case as at least the third homicide investigation in the city in about sixteen hours.

Police established a perimeter and homicide detectives opened an investigation. As of the latest public updates, no suspect had been publicly named and no arrest announced in connection with Bennett’s killing; detectives asked for tips as they worked to determine what led to the deadly gunfire and who was responsible. Other homicides that day, including an incident outside a grocery store, were reported as separate from Bennett’s case.

If anyone has information about Graham Bennett, his movements that afternoon, or the shooting scene just after 5 p.m. on October 18, please share what you know with investigators.