On February 15, 2024, at about 12:30 a.m., 24-year-old Jaziyah Joseph Haigbea-Boone was fatally shot in the parking lot of a gas station on Wilkinson Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina. Officers responding to an assist medic call found Haigbea-Boone with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. CMPD’s Homicide Unit investigated and identified a 17-year-old juvenile as a suspect. The juvenile surrendered to authorities on March 6, 2024, was interviewed by detectives, charged with murder, and placed in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice.

Family members remembered Haigbea-Boone as happy in his last hours; his cousin Versa Henderson said he had been planning something special for his girlfriend after they saw each other on Valentine’s Day. Relatives called for an end to community gun violence. The investigation remains active. If anyone has information about the shooting, contact the CMPD Homicide Unit or provide tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers.