On May 22, 2024, at about 1:00 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers found a vehicle that had struck the rear of a CATS bus on the 7500 block of North Tryon Street. The driver, 20-year-old Conner O’Neil Yancy, was discovered inside with an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead. A female passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital; the bus driver was uninjured.

Preliminary findings indicate Yancy was struck in what investigators describe as a drive-by shooting: another vehicle reportedly approached and an unknown assailant fired into Yancy’s car, which then crashed into the bus. The CMPD Homicide Unit processed the scene and collected evidence; no arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced and the case remains active. Friends remembered Yancy as funny, creative, helpful and passionate about music.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the vehicles involved, please contact the CMPD Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.