In the early hours of Monday, April 6, 2026, 58-year-old Tammy McCollum was found dead of gunshot wounds in her home on Cardington Court in north Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police discovered the female victim around 2 a.m. after responding to a call about an assault with a deadly weapon; emergency medical personnel pronounced her deceased at the scene.

Investigators quickly identified a suspect already at the residence. Tammy’s husband, 61-year-old Eddie McCollum, was taken into custody after telling a 911 dispatcher he had shot his wife during an argument and indicating where the gun was located in the house. He was interviewed, arrested and charged with first-degree murder; a judge set bond at $1 million. Eddie McCollum is employed as a teaching assistant at Southwest Middle School and has been suspended with pay.

Tammy was a minister at The Well Worship Center in Statesville; the congregation expressed heartbreak and condemned violence. Family members said the couple had three children and described the parents’ relationship as one of deep love with no prior reports of domestic violence, leaving relatives struggling for answers. If anyone knew Tammy or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.