CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police detectives are asking for the public's help finding a fourth suspect linked to a drive-by shooting that killed a 3-year-old boy in northwest Charlotte over two years ago.
Asiah Figueroa was killed when more than 150 shots were fired toward a home on Richard Rozzelle Drive, which is just off Rozzelles Landing Drive and Rozzelles Ferry Road, on Sept. 7, 2021. Figueroa's 4-year-old sister was hurt during the shooting, too.
“I don't know why this happen and I don’t know why this is going on, why the world can't get together and just love one another,” Figueroa's great-grandmother Susie Whitley said shortly after the deadly shooting.
Bryce Felder, 21, is wanted for murder in the shooting. CMPD's violent criminal apprehension team (VCAT) is actively searching for Felder. He is considered armed and dangerous, according to CMPD.
Three other suspects — Kaleb Lawrence, Jacob Lanier and Qua'Tonio Stephens — were arrested in connection to the shooting in 2021. Lawrence and Lanier were charged with murder and multiple counts of attempted murder for their alleged roles in the incident. Stephens was charged with accessory after the fact to murder, assault with a deadly weapon and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
Anyone with information about this case or Felder's whereabouts is asked to call Charlotte Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. Witnesses may also call 704-432-TIPS to speak anonymously with homicide detectives.
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