Carlos Stanley Garcia Ramos, 23, was found dead in the roadway in the 8900 block of Arlington Church Road in Charlotte on August 10, 2024. Officers arrived about 4:20 p.m. to find him with an apparent gunshot wound; emergency personnel pronounced him deceased at the scene and the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

CMPD’s Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Search teams processed the scene; the Charlotte Fire Department and MEDIC assisted. No suspects have been publicly identified and the motive remains unclear.

Detective Akers is the lead investigator. Anyone with information is asked to contact CMPD Homicide at 704-432-TIPS or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or via charlottecrimestoppers.com. Did anyone in the community see or hear anything that afternoon?