On February 16, 2024, at about 3:30 p.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers responded to a reported shooting in the 2600 block of Catalina Avenue in north Charlotte. They found 33-year-old Devin Rashad Jeter with life-threatening gunshot wounds; he was taken to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center and later died from those injuries. Preliminary investigation says the shooting followed an altercation between Devin Jeter and 28-year-old Sammy Lee Jeter, during which multiple shots were fired. The two were known to each other; authorities have not disclosed whether they were related.

On February 26, 2024, CMPD arrested Sammy Lee Jeter and charged him with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and possession of a firearm by a felon; he was booked into the Mecklenburg County Jail on $350,000 bond. CMPD says the investigation is ongoing and no additional suspects are being sought. Devin Rashad Jeter was born June 19, 1990, and is remembered by family and friends for his outgoing personality and love of music, particularly playing the guitar.

Does anyone who knew Devin or who was in the area on Catalina Avenue that afternoon have information to share with CMPD or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600?