Apree Dontell Leak, 22, was found with a gunshot wound at about 3:30 a.m. on November 12, 2024, at the Circle K on South Tryon Street in Charlotte. He had been transported to that location by an acquaintance after being shot somewhere else; paramedics were flagged down at the gas station and took him to Atrium Main hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Circle K has been described by police as not the primary crime scene, and detectives have not disclosed where the shooting occurred.

Leak had prior legal contacts, including arrests for felony possession of marijuana, carrying a concealed gun, and resisting a public officer, with some charges later dismissed or resolved by deferred prosecution. A funeral service was held on November 25, 2024, at New Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church in Charlotte.

Anyone with information about where Leak was shot or who was involved is asked to contact CMPD’s Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.