On January 16, 2024, 17-year-old Daikwan Jedarren Deese was found with fatal gunshot wounds at the Shamrock Garden Apartments complex in east Charlotte and was pronounced dead after emergency responders arrived. Deese was a student at Garinger High School; the shooting also wounded a 15-year-old and was the third death affecting the school community that school year.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department opened a homicide investigation. On February 29, 2024, CMPD announced two teenagers had been arrested and charged with murder in Deese’s death; their identities were not released because of their age.

What information do readers in east Charlotte or at Garinger High School have about that night or the people involved?