Seventeen-year-old Jayden Blackmon was fatally shot on February 19, 2023, during a drive-by shooting on Lynn Street near Freedom Drive in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was in the parking lot of an apartment complex socializing when a vehicle drove by and occupants opened fire, striking him multiple times. Emergency responders took him to a hospital where he died.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police arrested two suspects in the days after the shooting. On February 22, 2023, 18-year-old Gerry Martez Burns Jr. was charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and possession of a stolen vehicle. On March 1, 2023, 18-year-old Curtis Ray Wilson III turned himself in and was also charged with murder. The motive for the shooting has not been established.

Community members held a vigil at Camp Greene Park organized by Mothers of Murdered Offspring and called for collective action to address youth violence in Charlotte. Does anyone who knew Jayden or witnessed the parking lot shooting have information that could help investigators?