CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting in Charlotte's Optimist Park area, just north of Uptown, Friday night.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police were called to a shooting on North Tryon Street near Dalton Avenue around 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12. When officers got to the area, they found 30-year-old Cornell Williams dead from a gunshot wound. Williams was found about a block away from Optimist Hall.
CMPD identified 32-year-old Demario Jamal Maye Wilson as the suspect in the shooting. Wilson was arrested by CMPD on Saturday on charges of murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call 704-432-TIPS to talk to a homicide unit detective. Crime Stoppers tips can be left anonymously online or by calling 704-334-1600.
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