Jeremiah Latrell Easter, 32, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was killed in a shooting during the early morning hours of August 2, 2026, in northwest Charlotte. Officers were dispatched shortly after 1 a.m. to the 3600 block of Bardot Drive and found Easter with apparent gunshot wounds; MEDIC pronounced him dead at the scene. A second person suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital.

The shooting happened in a residential area near Beatties Ford Road and Capps Hill Mine Road. Homicide detectives and crime-scene personnel processed the scene and collected evidence. Police initially released few details about what led to the gunfire, the relationship between the people involved, or a possible motive.

Investigators later identified 37-year-old Trevon Damion Young as a suspect. CMPD obtained arrest warrants and arrested Young on August 6; he was charged with first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury in connection with the wounded survivor, and possession of a firearm by a felon involving the discharge of a firearm during the commission of a felony. No additional suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone in the area that night saw activity near Bardot Drive or has information about Easter or the shooting, please come forward.