CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A homicide investigation is underway in north Charlotte, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reports.
Police said a woman has died from a gunshot wound at the hospital after being transported from the scene. According to police, the incident happened in the 2800 block of W. Sugar Creek Road.
Police responded to the parking lot of a shopping center shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday after reports of an armed robbery. When they arrived, they found a female victim with a gunshot wound in a parked vehicle. The victim, 27-year-old Katie Elizabeth Eckerd, was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.
CMPD homicide detectives have charged three people in connection to her murder — 22-year-old Marquez Tyrone Williamson, 25-year-old Bricard Washington, and a 16-year-old boy who was not named due to his age.
While investigating, officers found a vehicle they had reason to believe was involved. CMPD conducted a traffic stop, and all three arrested were in the vehicle at the time.
The three were taken to police headquarters and interviewed by detectives, then transferred to the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. All three have been charged with murder, three counts of attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon.
Additionally, the 16-year-old boy was charged with three counts of malicious conduct by a prisoner.
In the west Charlotte fatal shooting, Medic reports one person was killed and another was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective or leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
No additional information has been provided regarding this investigation. Stay with WCNC Charlotte for the latest on this developing story.