On March 17, 2024, at about 5:00 a.m., 26-year-old Jaselyn Lanae Horne was shot and killed inside the Cook Out restaurant on Sunset Road in northwest Charlotte during an altercation with a co-worker. The dispute reportedly began over cleaning duties as the restaurant was closing and escalated; emergency responders pronounced Horne dead at the scene. The other employee, 20-year-old Malek Crosby, fled but was taken into custody the next day by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team and charged with first-degree murder.

Horne was born on December 26, 1997, and was the mother of a five-year-old son named Seven. Family members describe her as hardworking and proud to provide for her child. Her death has deeply affected her loved ones and prompted community concern about workplace conflicts and safety.

Does anyone have information about Jaselyn’s last shift, or about security and staffing at that Cook Out on March 17?