Interstate 77 near Remount Road in west Charlotte is the scene of a homicide investigation, after one person was killed and two others were wounded by gunfire, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
The person who died was identified by CMPD as 20-year-old Trevohn Maleek Marshall.
Police were alerted to the shootings “shortly after 12:00 a.m.” on Jan. 11, according to a news release.
“Officers spoke with hospital officials at Atrium Health Mercy and were informed of a victim with a life-threatening gunshot wound who was transported to Atrium Main where he was pronounced deceased,” CMPD said.
“Officers were also notified of two additional victims at Novant main with gunshot wounds that are in serious condition.”
Identities of the other two people were not released.
Investigators suspect the fatal shooting occurred on Interstate 77 near Remount Road, but did not release additional details.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the CMPD Homicide Unit at 704-432-8477 . Anonymous tips can be offered through Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
The fatal shooting is the second reported homicide of the year in Charlotte, with the other occurring Jan. 5 in the 3000 block of Carol Avenue. The man who died was identified as Kishmere Wright, 24.
This story was originally published January 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM.
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Ke’Nadie Cathey’s family and others in the community held a press conference outside Charlotte-Mecklenburg police headquarters on Nov. 8, 2025, to share that her health was not good after a school resource officer slammed her to the ground.
Ryan Oehrli
The Charlotte Observer
The teenage girl slammed to the ground by a school resource officer at West Charlotte High School has gone from singing, dancing and interacting with her siblings to sleeping all the time, her mother told The Charlotte Observer on Saturday.
Freshman Ke’Nadie Cathey suffered a “serious brain injury” after the Oct. 31 incident, family attorney Micheal Littlejohn said. A CT scan “confirmed bleeding on the brain,” or a subdural hematoma, he said. She began having seizures, he said.
“Everybody’s upset and angry and feeling overprotective about the whole situation,” said her mother, Shakera Rorie. “We just want something done, and this never happened to us before, so we don’t even know what steps to take.”
The family took one step on Saturday when they held a press conference outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s headquarters in uptown. They held up signs that read “DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR KE’NADIE” and wore matching black.
All she knows, Rorie told the Observer after that press conference, is that her daughter got into a fight at school before the officer slammed her to the ground.
The incident was partly caught on video. It showed a crowd of people in a bus lot, watching a fight. A police officer in the middle of the crowd held a stun gun as he picked up a female student — apparently Cathey — and slammed her. Another officer walked over as she was motionless.
Rorie has heard nothing from CMPD except for when they asked for a statement from her daughter, she said.
Ke’Nadie Cathey Courtesy photo
The family’s hope is for something “more than a suspension,” she said. For now, she has taken her daughter back to the hospital several times, she said, and another appointment is scheduled.
The girl’s father, Keai Cathey, simply asked that the community pray.
At one point during Saturday’s press conference, one of the girl’s siblings suddenly collapsed on the steps outside CMPD’s headquarters, seemingly fainting. It was just another sign of what the family was going through, Rorie said.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday afternoon.
Deputy Chief Ryan Butler previously said that the officer in the video is on administrative leave while criminal and internal affairs investigations are underway. Police want information from witnesses, they have said.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Major Gene Lim speaks during a news conference Wednesday announcing new public safety initiatives in Uptown.
Nick Sullivan
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Charlotte will beef up its Uptown police presence and crack down on minor offenses, city officials announced at a press conference Wednesday.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is launching two initiatives in response to what officials said are public perceptions of danger in the city. Some notable recent incidents in Uptown include a shootout that left one person dead at a club in September. This week a teenager was arrested after a group of people were shot at in Romare Bearden Park.
One of the new initiatives CMPD will begin this year is CROWN. That’s an acronym for Center City’s Restoration of Order, Wellness and Nonviolence.
Minor infractions can eventually lead to more serious crimes, said Major Gene Lim, the area commander over the southeast part of the city. CROWN will focus on “quality of life crimes” such as panhandling, illegal street vending and other “public disruption crimes,” he said.
Residents can expect to see more officers patrolling the streets and stricter enforcement within a half-mile radius of Trade and Tryon streets in Uptown.
“This is a focused, high-impact effort to immediately shift the environment and perception of our center city,” Lim said. “Disorder will not be tolerated.”
CMPD also recently launched the Entertainment District Unit initiative to address what Lim said are trends of violent crime near bars and nightlife spots. The EDU is a specialized police unit operating at peak nightlife hours around entertainment districts and event venues where Lim said crime is most likely to happen.
Both efforts seek to reduce overall crime and increase police presence. The difference is that CROWN takes a community-wide approach, and EDU is targeted to nightlife, Mayor Pro Tem Dante Anderson said.
“We want to make sure that those minor infractions are stamped out when we see it, that they are addressed, and that we have a very strong presence,” Anderson said. “While our residents enjoy their Uptown life, we want to make sure that it’s a safe environment.”
The initiatives resulted from a safety task force formed in July that included business and nonprofit leaders, city and county officials and CMPD. Anderson said the task force’s work is ongoing, and more initiatives will continue to roll out in the coming weeks.
The safety task force formed before the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on a Blue Line light rail in August, but the tragedy galvanized the city’s response to public safety issues. Charlotte already announced policing changes around public transit centers, which included a deal with CMPD to deploy off-duty officers for 966 hours per week to assist the private security company contracted to patrol transit property.
“During COVID, the world needed grace. And we offered it,” said Michael Smith, CEO of Charlotte Center City Partners. “In doing so, I’m concerned that our community has inadvertently relaxed our standards for public safety … We’re seeking to return to the standards that helped define quality of life for residents and guests of our community.”
The safety task force’s initial actions focused on center city, but Smith said they’re looking for “quick wins and enduring results” that can be applied countywide. They’re also working on initiatives that address shelters, housing and mental health, he said.
Center City Partners recently launched a campaign to improve the image of Uptown, where it focuses its work, and transform it from a business-centric district into a destination district.
Nick Sullivan covers the City of Charlotte for The Observer. He studied journalism at the University of South Carolina, and he previously covered education for The Arizona Republic and The Colorado Springs Gazette.
