Seventeen-year-old Jorden Anthony Wood was shot and killed on March 1, 2024, at about 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Longhorn Steakhouse at 8115 Mallard Creek Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. Witnesses reported a gunshot and saw a red Dodge Challenger leave the scene, return, then leave again. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department arrived and pronounced Wood deceased; Homicide Unit detectives opened an investigation with Detective Diekhaus leading the case.

No arrests have been announced and no suspect descriptions have been released. Local groups have publicly mourned the loss and called attention to youth violence as a broader community concern. CMPD is asking anyone with information to contact its Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers to help bring justice for Jorden Wood.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or saw the red Dodge Challenger in the area that evening, please contact CMPD Homicide or Crime Stoppers with any information.