On February 13, 2024, at about 12:15 p.m., officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to an assist Medic call in the 8800 block of Camden Creek Lane in the Stone Ridge apartment community, Steele Creek Division. Inside, 39-year-old Michael Burroughs was found unresponsive with a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. CMPD’s Homicide Unit opened an investigation; detectives and crime scene investigators processed the area and representatives from Operations Command, Victim Services, MEDIC, and the Charlotte Fire Department assisted.

Authorities have not released information about suspects or a motive, and no arrests have been announced. Detective Akers is listed as leading the case; CMPD asks anyone with information to contact the Homicide Unit at 704-432-TIPS or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. If anyone saw activity near Camden Creek Lane around midday on February 13 or has information about Michael Burroughs’ death, please come forward.