On March 6, 2026, at about 4 p.m., 27-year-old Luis Fernando Hernandez was shot and killed in the 2200 block of Alma Court near Statesville Avenue in north Charlotte. Officers arriving after a report of an assault with a deadly weapon found Hernandez with apparent gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene after officers attempted lifesaving measures.

Investigators initially reported few or no eyewitnesses and deployed K-9 units to track a suspect. Subsequent witness statements and surveillance footage from a nearby store helped identify a person of interest. Police say one account describes an argument followed by multiple shots fired from behind parked cars.

On March 8 the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrested 37-year-old J.B. James Jones; he was interviewed, transferred to the Mecklenburg County Jail and charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. Bond was denied at his first court appearance and a public defender was appointed; a next hearing was set for March 27. Authorities have not released a motive or said whether Hernandez and Jones knew each other. Anyone with information about Hernandez or this shooting is asked to come forward.