Another Weekend Another Child Shot in Charlotte - Updated

According to the local media a juvenile remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after becoming the third person shot in October at the same east Charlotte apartment community, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. The identity of the child has not been released.

The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, in an apartment community that uses the address of Trousdale Drive, a public road that did not exist in 2022. 

This shooting was also where one person died in a “justified homicide” and another was wounded on Oct. 5, CMPD said in their news release. 

Police say the latest victim a child three years old was found and taken to a hospital after someone reported an assault with a deadly weapon.

Details of how the shooting happened have not been released, but “detectives are speaking to all parties involved.” “We are not looking for any outstanding suspects,” CMPD said. 

Cedar Update:

According to CMPD:

As a result of the investigation, detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit have obtained arrest warrants for a suspect in this case.

On Saturday, October 19, 2024, detectives arrested Mr. Kono Holloway, 21. Mr. Holloway was transported to the Law Enforcement Center (LEC) in Uptown (601 E. Trade Street) to speak with detectives.  At the conclusion of the interview, Mr. Holloway was transferred into the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office and charged with Storing a Firearm in Manner Accessible to a Minor.

Kono Holloway Photo Courtesy MCSO

Mr. Holloway is the father of the victim in this case. Of course this is not Mr. Holloway's first rodeo.

June 29, 2024 Arrest:

CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON - GUN (M)

September 22, 2022 Arrest:

POSSESS MARIJUANA UP TO 1/2 OZ  - Dismissed 
CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON - GUN (M) - Dismissed

December 11, 2023 

CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON - GUN (M) - Dismissed 

May 9, 2023 Arrest:

CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON - GUN (M) - Dismissed

POSSESS MARIJUANA UP TO 1/2 OZ - Dismissed

DISCHARGE WEAPON OCC PROP-CONVEY IN OPER - Dismissed 

DISCHARGE WEAPON OCC PROP-CONVEY IN OPER - Dismissed 

CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON - GUN (M) - Dismissed 

August 10, 2021 Arrest:

POSSESS MARIJUANA UP TO 1/2 OZ - Dismissed

Of the above arrests only one wasn't dismissed by the Mecklenburg County DAs Office, the June 29, 2024 arrest. The judge's order was 30 days and surrender the weapon related to the case. However there is no record that Holloway served the time or surrendered the weapon.

The The apartments were Holloway apparently lives are marketed under the name East Side Flats which has a crazy urban Chicago feel. Now with these shootings the vibe is totally South Side Chicago.

Plus the rent is crazy cheap according to their web site a 2 bedroom 2 bath "flat rents for only $735.00 a month. There's a catch in order to rent the 2 bedroom unit a couple must earn less than $60,000 combined annually. If you can stand having say 8 people per Household in a three bedroom unit you can earn up to $98,000.00 combined.

Obviously they don't conduct any background checks.

The man killed Oct. 5 was identified as 50-year-old Demetrius Leon Allen, CMPD said. He was found around 11 p.m., police said.

“Officers also found a second victim on scene suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. That victim was transported by MEDIC with non-life threatening injuries,” officials said. An investigation concluded the killing “justified,” but details of the confrontation have not been released.