Kadeem Cole Lamont, a 25-year-old photographer from Georgia, was fatally shot on November 16, 2023, at about 11:30 p.m. in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Villa Court in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officers found Lamont deceased at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound; the suspect had already fled when officers arrived. CMPD’s Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Search handled the investigation, with support from Operations Command, Victim Services, MEDIC, and the Charlotte Fire Department.

On December 12, 2023, authorities arrested 18-year-old Tyvon Dunlap in Greenville, South Carolina. Dunlap was charged with murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection with Lamont’s death and was awaiting extradition to Mecklenburg County Jail. The investigation remains active. Anyone with information is asked to contact CMPD’s Homicide Unit at 704-432-TIPS or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or submit a tip online.

Did anyone in Charlotte or Greenville see activity near Villa Court that night or have information about the events leading up to Lamont’s death?