CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 17-year-old has been arrested after an 18-year-old was shot and killed inside a car in south Charlotte on Friday night, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
The name of the teenager arrested has not been released. They are charged with the killing of Zachary Evan Rieken, who was found in a car along James Blakeney Avenue, which is in a neighborhood near the shopping center that shares the same name. Responding officers found Rieken dead with a gunshot wound inside a car.
Ring security video shows a car being driven by Rieken, when someone outside pulls out a gun and fires it. Rieken can then be seen driving and crashing the car. The shooter and others appear to run to a car and speed away at that point.
"That sad part is that a young man lost his life," neighbor Welma Lolin said after watching the video. Lolin said she has a 19-year-old, and moved to the area to keep her children safe.
The 17-year-old has been charged with murder and shooting into an occupied property.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS or leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. The public can also leave tips here: http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.
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