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A robbery suspect fired at officers during a pursuit in Charlotte on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, before crashing and trying to run away, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
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A robbery suspect fired at officers during a pursuit in Charlotte on Friday before crashing and trying to run away, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.
Officers responding to a robbery call around 3:20 a.m. in the 500 block of Summit Avenue tried to stop the suspect as he drove from the scene, according to a CMPD news release. The driver kept going, police said.
During the pursuit, “officers reported hearing gunfire coming from the suspect vehicle in their direction,” according to the police news release.
The driver crashed in the 3600 block of Morris Field Drive in west Charlotte. Police and one of their dogs caught up with the driver when he ran.
Driver faces multiple charges
Police charged the 23-year-old driver, Christopher Jaiquan Chisholm, with attempted first-degree murder, felony fee/elude arrest, robbery with a dangerous weapon, vehicle larceny, firearm by a felon and six counts of assault with a firearm on a law enforcement officer.
Chisholm was convicted of robbery with a dangerous weapon in 2022 and sentenced to up to six years in prison, court records show. He’d been in jail awaiting trial on the offense since 2018, according to court documents.
Chisholm is scheduled to appear in court at 10 a.m. Monday, court records show.
No officers were injured, and no cars were hit by the gunfire, police said. No officers fired their guns.
Police asked anyone with information about the incident to call CMPD at 704-432-8477 or the Charlotte Crime Stoppers anonymous tips line at 704-334-1600.
This story was originally published February 7, 2026 at 7:54 AM.
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