Shortly before 3 a.m. on October 29, 2023, officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 5000 block of Acorn Forest Lane in north Charlotte. They found 19-year-old Lawahon Dwight Hutchinson suffering a fatal gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators determined the residence had been fired upon multiple times while occupants were inside and CMPD’s Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Search processed the scene.

Detectives later identified 18-year-old Eric Dion Caldwell as a suspect. In the early morning hours of January 3, 2024, Caldwell was arrested and charged with murder and discharging a firearm into occupied property; he was interviewed by detectives and transferred to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. The victim’s next of kin were notified. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 704-432-TIPS or provide an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or their website.

If anyone knew Lawahon Hutchinson or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know with investigators.