On June 5, 2023, 31-year-old Britton Owens was fatally shot around 8 p.m. at an apartment complex on Prestigious Lane in Charlotte, North Carolina. Officers responding to reports of multiple gunshots found Owens with several gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified by distinctive neck tattoos.

Owens was a father to an 11-year-old daughter who had recently graduated. Family members remembered him for a contagious sense of humor and a deep love for his child; his brother witnessed Owens take his last breath and described the family’s grief and intent to support the daughter through the loss. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department launched a homicide investigation following the shooting.

Does anyone who lived near Prestigious Lane or who knew Britton have information that could help piece together what happened that night?