Charles Jimmie Maxie Jr., 46, was shot on January 4, 2023, about 4:22 p.m. at the intersection of West 24th Street and North Graham Street in Charlotte. Officers found him with a gunshot wound and he was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. Witnesses reported seeing a man shot in the parking lot of Wayne’s Supermarket and a suspect vehicle fleeing along North Graham Street; other accounts described the incident as a drive-by shooting near uptown Charlotte at that intersection.

On January 5, 2023, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police detectives arrested 29-year-old Cedric Thompson and charged him with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Maxie, a Navy veteran, was remembered by family as caring and generous, someone who could light up a room with laughter. The motive has not been disclosed and CMPD asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Charles Maxie or saw the area around West 24th and North Graham on January 4, can you share what you remember?