CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says a suspect is in custody and facing a murder charge in connection with a homicide Tuesday night in northeast Charlotte.
Officers were called to the Citgo on West Sugar Creek Road near Cinderella Road at about 10:20 p.m. Tuesday. Witnesses inside the Citgo said someone was shot between the food mart and gas pumps.
On Thursday, CMPD said a suspect, identified as 45-year-old Earl Marcelius Likely, turned himself in after police got warrants for his arrest.
CMPD is investigating a homicide at the Citgo off Sugar Creek. A customer tells me someone was shot @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/nt6i3llHyj
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) January 25, 2023
The victim in the shooting was identified by CMPD as 30-year-old Devin Simmons.
It’s not clear if Simmons and Likely knew each other before the shooting happened. A second victim, a 29-year-old woman, was also listed on a police report, but she wasn’t reported to be injured.
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Likely is facing charges of murder and attempted murder. He was listed in custody at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center as of Thursday.
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