In the early hours of Sunday, May 3, 2026, 20-year-old Henry Leonel Vindall Branco of Charlotte was fatally shot in Huntersville, North Carolina. The shooting happened around 4:15 a.m. on Weller Way near Bryton Corporate Center Drive. An unidentified person later brought Henry to Atrium Health University City with a life-threatening gunshot wound; he was dropped off at the hospital and died shortly after arrival. The initial 911 call came from the hospital about 4:30 a.m., and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded.

Because the shooting occurred inside Huntersville’s jurisdiction, the Huntersville Police Department is leading the homicide investigation, working with Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives. Investigators say the specific circumstances that led to the shooting, who transported Henry to the hospital, and the motive remain unclear. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Anyone with information is asked to contact North Mecklenburg Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in the area that morning see activity near Weller Way or know who might have taken Henry to the hospital?