On April 4, 2023, at about 3:30 p.m., officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the 9500 block of Lucy Jane Lane in southeast Charlotte. They found 28-year-old Illya Damont Armstead Jr. in the parking lot of an apartment complex suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities notified his next of kin.

A 19-year-old woman, Shaniyah McClain, was located near the scene, taken into custody without incident and transported to the Law Enforcement Center in Uptown Charlotte for questioning by homicide detectives. She was charged with murder and booked into the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. CMPD said no additional suspects were being sought and described the investigation as active and ongoing.

The circumstances that led to the shooting, including any relationship between Armstead and McClain or a motive, were not detailed. Does anyone have information about Armstead’s movements that afternoon or about what happened at the apartment complex parking lot?