On the evening of May 11, 2024, at about 10:00 p.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers responded to a reported shooting at the Exxon at Remount Road and West Boulevard in west Charlotte. They found 29-year-old Octavis Terrell Oshay Houston with multiple gunshot wounds; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Eyewitnesses said unknown assailants shot Houston in the station’s parking lot and fled immediately. No arrests have been announced and the motive remains unclear.

Born December 15, 1994, in Charlotte, Houston is remembered by family and friends for his vibrant spirit. Funeral services were held May 22, 2024, at the House of Rosadale Home of Funerals and Cremations Rosa W.L. Truesdale Memorial Chapel. CMPD’s Homicide Unit is asking anyone with information to call 704-432-TIPS or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

Did anyone see activity around the Exxon that night or know anything that could help investigators?