On April 28, 2024, at about 2:30 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call in the 7800 block of Douglas Drive in Steele Creek, Charlotte. Officers found 21-year-old Bryan Miller Eakin with an apparent gunshot wound; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The incident was initially treated as a death investigation and was later reclassified as a homicide by CMPD’s Homicide Unit.

Detectives identified 20-year-old Olivia Nicole Cain as a suspect; she was located and arrested on May 1, 2024, interviewed by detectives and charged with murder. CMPD has not released details about a motive or the nature of any relationship between Eakin and Cain.

Eakin, known to family and friends as Miller, was born July 15, 2002, in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He is remembered as a son, fiancé, father and brother who enjoyed water sports, fishing and had been training as a tile setter and heavy equipment operator. A memorial service was held May 12, 2024, at Wright Funeral Home in York, South Carolina.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact CMPD’s Homicide Unit or provide anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers.