Claudiano Alfonso Contreras Espinosa, 54, was fatally shot on May 27, 2024, in the parking lot of the Two20 apartment complex on Kingsford Drive in south Charlotte. Officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department found him with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Family members said he had just returned home from work when two individuals approached and shot him.

Neighbors’ surveillance footage reportedly captured the incident and is being used in the active investigation, but CMPD has not announced any arrests or identified suspects. Contreras Espinosa was originally from Honduras and was a father of four; his family has organized a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses.

If anyone has information that could help investigators, contact Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.