Alex C. Ford, 28, was found dead from a gunshot wound on the morning of December 4, 2025, along Tuckaseegee Road near the Tuckaseegee Recreation Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. MEDIC called for police just after 8:00 a.m.; officers pronounced Ford dead at the scene.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit has classified the death as a homicide and has been processing the scene, collecting evidence, and canvassing for witnesses. Authorities describe the shooting as isolated. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been made. Ford’s family opened a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses.

The investigation is ongoing and detectives continue to seek information that could lead to an arrest. If anyone has information about Ford, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department asks that they come forward.