Travoscia Vedo Brown, 32, was fatally shot on November 20, 2023, at about 4:17 a.m. in the parking lot of the WaterWalk Charlotte hotel on West Arrowood Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers found Brown deceased at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds after responding to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon.

Preliminary investigators say Brown was involved in breaking into vehicles in the hotel parking lot when a confrontation occurred that led to the shooting. A 47-year-old man named John Joseph remained at the scene and was taken into custody; he was charged with second-degree murder and transported to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. The incident was noted amid CMPD statistics showing a recent rise in property crimes, including a 14% increase in the third quarter and more auto thefts.

Brown’s funeral was held December 2, 2023, at Joy Baptist Church in Charlotte. He is survived by his parents, Shalia Brown and Thomas White, and was remembered by family and friends. If anyone has information about the events that night or knew Brown, please share what you know with investigators.