On July 8, 2023, at about 6:45 p.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police responded to a reported shooting in the 2400 block of Turtle Point Road in northeast Charlotte. Two people were taken to hospitals in private vehicles; 17-year-old Savion Rashaad Lockhart, a recent South Mecklenburg High School graduate, was pronounced dead on arrival. A second victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Police say an altercation between two groups escalated into gunfire. On July 13, 2023, CMPD arrested 19-year-old Reginald Marsaeus Moses and a 17-year-old juvenile; both were charged with murder, attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. In December 2023 the Mecklenburg County District Attorney dismissed those charges, citing insufficient evidence to disprove self-defense and an inability to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.

The Lockhart family, who had already lost another son to gun violence two years earlier, expressed deep disappointment and asked authorities to reopen the investigation and reexamine evidence. The death remains unresolved and has had a lasting impact on the Charlotte community. If anyone has information about the shooting or Savion’s death, please come forward to assist the investigation.