Avyon Titus Thomas, a 17-year-old senior at Myers Park High School, was killed in an early-morning shooting at a residence on West Trade Street in Charlotte on January 7, 2024. Officers arrived at about 4:53 a.m.; Medic personnel pronounced Thomas dead at the scene. The shooting happened during a party attended by multiple people.

Later the same day, 18-year-old Jamir Easter turned himself in to law enforcement in Uptown Charlotte. After an interview with homicide detectives, he was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter, released on bond, and had a first court appearance on January 8, 2024. Funeral services for Thomas were held January 13, 2024, at St. Paul Baptist Church, with burial at Oaklawn Park Cemetery. The investigation remains active and investigators ask anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone at the party or in the neighborhood see or hear anything that could help clarify what happened that morning?