On the night of October 10, 2023, 22-year-old Kai Jua Hall was shot and killed at a 7-Eleven gas station on Pavilion Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina. The shooting occurred about 10:00 p.m. after an argument between Hall and other individuals escalated into violence that left customers inside the store and people refueling their vehicles fleeing in panic. Emergency responders pronounced Hall dead at the scene.

The next day, October 11, detectives from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Homicide Unit identified and arrested two suspects: 23-year-old Deandre Spencer and 19-year-old Dillon Spencer. Both were charged with Hall’s murder, and Deandre also faced a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The suspects were interviewed at the Law Enforcement Center in Uptown Charlotte before being turned over to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation remains active and CMPD is asking the public for information.

Hall graduated from West Charlotte High School in 2019, played tight end and fullback, earned a full scholarship to Livingstone College, and was the father of a son born in November 2022. If anyone has information about what led to this shooting, contact the CMPD Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.