Four teenagers charged as adults in shooting death of four-year-old

City: Charlotte
County: Mecklenburg County
State: NC
Location: Grassy Patch Lane near Auten Road, Charlotte
Category: Violent Crime
Severity: high
Priority: high
Occurred On: 2026-10-01
Published On: 2026-10-01 16:19:00 UTC
Source Records: 1
Source: 4 teens charged with murder after heavy gunfire kills Charlotte 4-year-old in “retaliation” shooting
Source URL: Open original source

Summary

Four teenagers were reported charged as adults with murder and related offenses in the Sept. 20 shooting death of a four-year-old child. Court reporting said at least 84 shots were fired into occupied homes. Charges are allegations and guilt has not been adjudicated.

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Publication Confidence: exact
Verification Status: Multi-source - court details and CMPD-attributed reporting
Source Role: Established local news relaying attributed police or court information

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Occurred	Published	County	Source	Report Run
2026-10-01	2026-10-01 16:19:00 UTC	Mecklenburg County	4 teens charged with murder after heavy gunfire kills Charlotte 4-year-old in “retaliation” shooting Open source	scheduled / Charlotte