Cordarrell Maurice Houston was 36 when he was fatally shot during a home invasion at his residence on Toddville Road in west Charlotte on March 26, 2024, at about 5:00 a.m. Emergency responders took him to Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.

On April 6, 2024, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police arrested 19-year-old Maiseo Caldwell and 18-year-old Quavon Strother. Both were charged with first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary, and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon; they were booked at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. Houston’s family said he ran a small IT business and his mother, Carol Houston, stressed that the stolen items weren’t worth her son’s life. The investigation remains active and authorities are asking the public for information.

Did anyone in the Charlotte area know Houston or see suspicious activity on Toddville Road around March 26?