On December 14, 2023, at about 11:30 p.m., a shootout between two groups in the 2300 block of Apex Landing Way in Charlotte left 18-year-old Jah’Zir Elijah Jackson fatally wounded. Officers found two males with gunshot wounds and both were taken to a local hospital; Jackson was later pronounced dead and the other victim survived after treatment.

Detectives say the exchange of gunfire involved one group inside a vehicle and another on foot near the Avion Point apartment complex. CMPD charged 18-year-old Al-Terrik Bogar in connection with the shooting; charges include assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, attempted murder, and discharging a firearm into occupied property. Authorities say they are not currently seeking additional suspects and have notified Jackson’s next of kin.

What information can readers share about that location or the events of that night that might help investigators?