On December 27, 2023, 16-year-old Tzion Naavah Dae was shot and killed at an apartment complex on Merlane Drive in northeast Charlotte, North Carolina. Officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded around 10:45 a.m. after reports of a shooting. Tzion and another teenager, 15-year-old Amir Kidd, were both taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.

Tzion was born on December 12, 2007, and had just turned 16 weeks earlier. No arrests had been announced and police had not publicly identified suspects or a motive as of the latest reporting. Some accounts raised questions about possible security issues at the apartment complex, but those suggestions remained unconfirmed.

Funeral arrangements for Tzion were handled by Alexander Funeral Home. Does anyone have information about what happened at the Merlane Drive complex that morning or knew Tzion and can share details with investigators?