CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a fatal shooting in south Charlotte last month.
On Nov. 22, police responded to a scene on the 4800 block of Wallingford Street.
There, police said they found 39-year-old James Douglas McIlwain with a gunshot wound. McIlwain was later pronounced deceased by MEDIC.
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On Dec. 23, police announced 51-year-old Marvin Larie Maurice Watkins had been identified as a suspect in this case.
Watkins was ultimately arrested and charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a felon.
The investigation into this incident remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak directly to a homicide unit detective.
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