Seventeen-year-old Fate Brannon was fatally shot on March 29, 2024, while working at a Jack in the Box on North Hoskins Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. The shooting happened about 2:30 p.m. when two masked individuals entered the restaurant, confronted Brannon, and he was shot in the chest. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

On March 30, 2024, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department detectives arrested 28-year-old Marcus Dahn on an unrelated warrant; during questioning he was identified as a suspect and charged with first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, felony conspiracy, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a stolen firearm. He was denied bond at his initial court appearance. A second suspect, a 16-year-old juvenile, was later identified and, with assistance from the Rock Hill Police Department, was apprehended in Rock Hill, South Carolina and charged with murder pending extradition to Mecklenburg County.

Family members described Brannon as a bright light who wanted to become a chef, and the community has been deeply affected by his death. Anyone with information that could assist the ongoing investigation is asked to come forward.