Local media are calling it a "Mass Shooting at 300 North Church Street Charlotte".
The official statement from CMPD is less dramatic:
"Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit are conducting a homicide investigation in the 300 block of North College Street in the Central Division.
On Sunday, July 13, at 2 a.m., officers responded to reports of ^gun shots^ being fired in the 300 block of North College Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered a victim who had sustained a gunshot wound. This subject was pronounced on the scene by MEDIC.
Three additional victims were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds by MEDIC and two additional victims self-transported.
Homicide Unit detectives responded to the scene to conduct an investigation, and Crime Scene Search responded to process the scene and collect physical evidence."
While CMPD's PIO gives the address at 300 North College Street the address for the Hive Night Club the crime scene tape was on the alley between QC Social and the parking deck at 200 East 6th Street.
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Those who know Uptown clubs know that Encore Night Club ain't Whiskey River.
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CMPD reported on Monday July 14, 2025, that the deceased employee of Encore was 37-year-old Arleigh Alexzander Bryant.
While Encore denied the shooting happened inside apparently an altercation started inside the club. There is no word in the altercation involved Bryant.
Both venues cater to the same crowd yet CMPD presence is zero when the clubs are open. Several uptown residents are shocked that CMPD doesn't have Officers on site nightly. Many these venues are given preferential treatment from both CMPD and Meck ABC.
And so it goes another life lost to gun violence and another 5 people with life altering injuries.
An area of Charlotte that once saw families enjoying events at Spirit Square, Discovery Place and the Belk Theater / Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Places where the only thing dramatic was the Phantom of the Opera and violence was limited to a fight between the cast members of Cats.
Ten victims of gun violence 3 homicides Uptown in the last 10 days, including a CMPD Officer.
Local news media reported late on Monday evening that CMPD had arrested two men in connection with the Uptown mass shooting, according to court documents.
Court records show CMPD arrested Damien Evans II, 25, and Shawn Cannon, 24.
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Cannon is facing charges of Possession of Firearm by Felon, Possession of Stolen Firearm, Accessory after to Murder and Flee to Elude.
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Evans is charged with two counts of Possession of Firearm by Felon and Possession of Stolen Firearm.
Both are convicted felons with countless arrests. Most of the charges have been dismissed by the Meck County DA Spencer Merriweather.
Case Update July 18, 2025
As a result of the continued investigation, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) detectives identified a 16-year-old juvenile suspect and obtained warrants for their arrest.
On Thursday, July 17, the Statesville Police Department encountered and arrested the suspect.
The juvenile is currently being held in the Alexander County Detention Facility and awaiting extradition to Charlotte.
The juvenile suspect is charged with Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder.
Additionally Damien Evans, and Shawn Cannon both remain in custody.
And y'all want to re-elect Vi Lyles?
Note: Yes I know gunshots is one word but if I quote the PIO release I'm obligated to quote it verbatim spelling errors included. Yes back in the day reporters and editors would put (sic) to indicate the error but no more (per the AP style guide).
When you add "Malt Licka" to em and shake em up this is expected. Same thing happens to Gremlins when you feed them after midnight.
ReplyDeleteThat’s 3 straight weeks with shootings in uptown. What happened to our small town culture?
ReplyDeleteI'd not go Uptown for anything unless it's midday and even then not unless I have to.
ReplyDeletePanther's games only on Sunday afternoon. Knights games we are gone before dark. Hornets no way.
The darkness comes early Uptown. I'd be happy if baseball move back to Gold Hill Road.
I’d love for someone to ask Vi about this and hold feet to the fire, no amount of police work or government programs, violence interrupter’s can fix this. guns combined with no impulse control . No daddy, no raising , no social cognitive functions, seemingly no grasp of the fundamental tenets of civilization this is what you have. How do you fix that?
ReplyDeleteCops are never around these clubs at night and you’d think they would have at least a couple uptown on the weekend. I guess they are just scared.
ReplyDeleteYeah. Scared smart. Issue tourniquets at the door. That’s problem solving there. I wonder who will get an award for that from the Chief, wherever he is these days.
DeleteWhy are they all wearing sunglasses inside?
DeleteBecause the futures so bright they have to wear shades! 😄
DeleteI'll show myself out....
Vi Lyles is only up against Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel…
ReplyDeleteyou really need to follow her FB
DeleteThese places have flourished for decades. Eventually the owners get taken down (see King Richard’s). Some go on way past their life expectancy (see Onyx). If it lasts long enough, Charloot will want to preserve it (see Excelsior Club)
ReplyDeleteLes plus changes…
Why are these clubs allowed to remain open? This isn't the first time and won't be the last. At least make them hire off duty there should be a minimum of four on site every night.
ReplyDeleteSo a black dude with countless priors and a prison record doing time for armed robbery gets transitioned in the alleyway behind at club at 2 am. Pretty Good News to me!
ReplyDeleteSome of us will tell our kids about the good old days. Like Epicenter before the plague. Just like my parents telling me about CMS before they got plagued. Nobody will believe us. It’s not all Vi’s fault, she’s just not doing anything to stop it.
ReplyDeleteThat makes it her fault. This is literally her job and what she signed up for.
DeleteYou must be kidding? Charlotte had a strong city manager who rules the day to day. Out mayor is more like an elected cheerleader. It’s like blaming the student body president when the school admin runs the school.
DeleteShe is popular, she is effective at cheering in our virtues. Without her, naacp is not holding their conference as we speak. They are dropping hundreds of millions in Charlotte, raising the tide for all of us. Without her, the Panthers and Hornets may not be in Charlotte. With her continued fight, CIAA may be back where it belongs. Without her, Honeywell doesn’t move to Charlotte. Without her, there is no Charlotte FC. But for your day to day…look to Marcus Jones
Go Vi go!
Why is CMPD covering up these crimes?
ReplyDeleteLook who works there. Why they taking photos at the construction site in NW area instead of responding to calls?
DeleteThose bars are garbage. They are nothing more than abandoned buildings with a ton of empty space to sell booze and drugs. They do nothing to drive business to Uptown close this shit down.
ReplyDeleteThe money left uptown and went to Southend and LKN. Anyone on the sidewalk after dark is a criminal.
DeleteHow come shootings like this never happen at Tyber Creek, Wooden Robot, Rose, Old Meck or Sycamore?
ReplyDeleteHas J Gomez gotten caught lying on reports yet? Liability to work with
ReplyDeleteYou mean when he charges CCW for seizing guns in the trunk of a car?
DeleteYeah. One of many fuck ups. Kids a dumbass.
DeleteYa ll's ass hat deputy chief butler has all the answers. You boots just need to fall in line. Get on board or get run over.
ReplyDeleteYeah. I love his stupid response to this. The public needs to get angry about this? Are you kidding me? He somehow got promoted to DC and this is the best he can come up with? What a joke. But hey, just kick the can down the road for a few days and this will all be forgotten until the next incident which he will blow off. Nice promotion JJ, you idiot!
DeleteButler claims there were 9 working secondary at 2 am at those clubs.
ReplyDeleteThat's bull shit. There might be 9 who work those clubs but no way they all were working that night.
Prove me wrong!
Those people have been scumbags for years. Remember when they said a LT ran for 2 blocks to engage an uptown gun man?
DeleteThe arrest sheet says "officers where working off-duty" but only names 2 Kim and Conner.
DeletePoor Connor
DeleteButler has always been willing to spin however he’s told. I remember him being an A3 lieutenant under RoMo and ordering us to reclassify felonies to skew the NIBRS and UCR’s. Just following orders. Would’ve made a great gestapo.
ReplyDeleteThis won’t happen when we get a strong cheif
ReplyDeleteStella won’t let this happen on her watch
B S Stella wil be just like everyone else nuthin but status quo for CMPD and charlloot.
DeleteThe city will make damn sure they hire someone they can control, and direct. There were better candidates than Rodney, but they quickly identified him as someone they could control. Today we continue to enjoy the rewards. No reason it won’t stop with JJs replacement
DeleteMy money says both those 2 mofos already ratted out the shooter. They best not leave the McFadden hotel now.
ReplyDeleteDamien is a proud Black brother. We at the NOI are hoping this frame-up is rectified as soon as possible. He is neither a rat, nor a murderer
DeleteThey were defending their women and both are good boys said their momma.
ReplyDeleteChickeree has years of experience in central. He should offer his advice to prevent shootings.
ReplyDeleteFirst thing Chickoree needs to do is get a shirt with bigger collar. He looks like a tick getting ready to bust!
ReplyDeleteI’ll meet him @ Shopton for a pt regimen. Would be great leadership example. We don’t all need to be benching 300, but to run down a suspect without needing Medic, that’s a minimum expectation
DeleteRun after a suspect?
DeleteI like to periodically come back here and laugh at how miserable all you mofos are at CMPD and know I made the right decision leaving that shithole years ago. 15 down 15 to go
ReplyDeleteIt’s funny to hear the stories that happen. Who gonna be the chief?
Delete15? Lot a time to screw something up. Good luck to ya!
DeleteImagine coming back to a CMPD blog years later after leaving just to talk shit. This place still must be on your mind, fucking loser.
DeletePeople go to Iraq and frats, and still come back to blogs for the entertainment. It’s better than being the poor ass that still works there.
DeleteThis is the only real news source in the QC
DeleteOne more major accomplishment for Mayor Vi….MLS All Star Game
ReplyDeleteGive credit where it is due. She is an extremely effective leader. A great example of our strong Black leadership throughout our city.
All black leadership, every major position. It's always funny when people still yell at us saying it's a racist city and the policies are racist. And police is still KKK.
DeleteI still respect any person that serves the community in some fashion.
ReplyDeleteIt just feels CMPD is a place that people use to springboard to better places. If you stay too long then you can never leave.
ReplyDeleteSo which one got the plea deal? Cannon or Evans? I'm thinking Evans is not one who rolled over.
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