On June 2, 2024, at about 1:45 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police responded to a reported assault with a deadly weapon in the 100 block of Tom Hunter Road in Charlotte’s North Tryon Division. Officers found 39-year-old Pierre McClain suffering from apparent gunshot wounds near a convenience store; MEDIC personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. McClain was employed as a security guard and had attempted to intervene in a physical altercation at the store.

Surveillance footage showed him earlier confronting people reportedly using drugs behind a dumpster, suggesting he was trying to maintain safety in the area when he was shot. Detectives identified 31-year-old Durell Sheridan as a suspect; investigators arrested Sheridan on unrelated outstanding warrants on July 23, 2024, interviewed him, and charged him with first-degree murder. The homicide investigation remains active.

If anyone knows more about what happened that night or saw activity near Tom Hunter Road, please contact the Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.