CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 37-year-old man has been charged with murder after allegedly killing his longtime girlfriend in north Charlotte, according to court documents and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Officers responded around 6 a.m. Sunday, for a welfare check in the 700 block of Lawton Road. When they arrived, they discovered a woman who had…
Posted: Feb 13, 2026 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A 17-year-old Fayetteville teenager is being held without bond after allegedly calling 911 and confessing to killing his mother earlier this week, according to court officials. The suspect, Isaac Tracy, is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Katharine Svaldi, authorities said….
Posted: Feb 10, 2026 Pitt County — Two adults have been arrested after a 5-year-old child was hospitalized with an apparent gunshot wound, according to the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office. Full Detail; Authorities say deputies responded to reports of shots fired into an occupied residence at 5531 Rivercreek Drive, located in the Pitt County portion of…
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A Vanceboro man is facing a murder charge after a 19-year-old was killed while trying to intervene in a violent altercation, according to the Craven County Sheriff’s Office. Teen Killed While Trying to Protect Woman and Child Deputies say Damien Tompkins, 19, stepped in during a physical confrontation involving 55-year-old William Edward…
DURHAM, N.C. — A Durham man is facing murder charges after investigators say he strangled his girlfriend to death in her apartment before calling relatives and an ex-girlfriend to show them the victim’s body. According to the North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office, 31-year-old Auriel Lowe, a Duke University nurse, died from strangulation. Her body was…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A teen seriously hurt in North Carolina shooting was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon after being shot in Wake County, according to deputies. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened around 1 p.m. in the 4200 block of Ruby Drive near Raleigh. The victim, whose identity has not…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte school therapist was arrested on an attempted murder charge following a domestic violence investigation, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Authorities say 43-year-old Cheryl Gates, a pediatric occupational therapist with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, was taken into custody on Friday after detectives interviewed her regarding the case. Gates is charged…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) — A man released from a North Carolina jail is now wanted for murder in another state, according to police. Authorities say Charles Boatwright, 55, was released from the Mecklenburg County Jail in Charlotte around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Less than 24 hours later, the Baltimore Police Department announced that Boatwright is…
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A Greensboro mother is still searching for answers nearly four years after the 14-year-old son murder that left her family devastated. Jessica Brewer moved from Philadelphia to Greensboro hoping for a safer environment, but her son, Basil “Sonny” Wilson, was tragically shot and killed on September 20, 2021. Basil, a freshman at…
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A 22-year-old man has been arrested and is facing multiple charges, including murder, after the shooting death of a 27-year-old woman. According to the Winston-Salem Police Department, the man accused of murder in death of 27-year-old woman in Winston-Salem is now in custody. On September 11, just after 10 p.m., officers responded…
