On November 10, 2024, at about 3:30 p.m. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call in the 1600 block of Eastcrest Drive and found 17-year-old Oscar Paisano-Perez with a fatal gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A neighbor who asked to remain anonymous reported seeing two men near the victim immediately after the shooting; she said she made eye contact with one of them before they fled in a vehicle. CMPD has not released any suspect information or arrests and describes the investigation as active, with Detective Jones assigned to the Homicide Unit. This is the second fatal shooting on Eastcrest Drive in two months — 25-year-old Khyre’ Grier was found shot on September 26, 2024, and two suspects were later charged in that case — and neighbors say recent violence has left many worried about safety.

If anyone has information about Oscar Paisano-Perez’s killing, contact CMPD Homicide at 704-432-TIPS or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.