Reginald Averi Gilkesson was shot and killed in south Charlotte in the predawn hours of June 11, 2023. Officers who responded about 4:30 a.m. to the 12600 block of Atkins Circle Drive found the 29-year-old with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police investigators processed the scene and collected evidence; multiple CMPD units, Charlotte Fire, MEDIC, Victim Services, and the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Homicide Prosecution Team assisted. Two days later, CMPD’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrested 28-year-old Justin Duane Rix; he was interviewed by detectives and charged with murder and shooting into an occupied property. The investigation remains active.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Homicide Unit or provide anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers.