On the night of September 24, 2023, at about 10:00 p.m., officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to a shooting at the Shell gas station in the 13700 block of Mallard Creek Road in Charlotte. Responding officers found 24-year-old Joshua McKennon Alexander Howze with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. A second person was also shot and taken to a local hospital; that person’s identity has not been publicly disclosed.

CMPD says preliminary findings indicate an argument escalated into an exchange of gunfire and that all individuals involved have been identified, with investigators not actively seeking additional suspects at this time. Joshua Howze, born December 16, 1998, was a Charlotte resident remembered by family and friends for being kind and caring. Anyone with information is asked to contact CMPD’s Homicide Unit at 704-432-TIPS or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.