CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Editor's note: Video above is from January 2021, when the case unfolded
Almost six months after the investigation began, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police have arrested a man they say shot and killed another man in January 2021.
Previously, CMPD reported that 31-year-old Catrell Gerome Hollaway had been killed on January 31, just over a month after his birthday. He was found shot in the woods along Windy Valley Drive and found him dead on the scene.
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On July 23, CMPD announced the arrest of 25-year-old Mark Ellis as the suspect in Hollaway's murder. Police say Ellis was arrested in Valencia, California as part of a collaboration with the FBI's Fugitive task force and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Ellis has since been charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Ellis will be extradited back to North Carolina at a later date, per CMPD. Meanwhile, anyone with additional information on the case is asked to call 704-432-TIPS, or leave a Crime Stoppers tip anonymously by calling 704-334-1600 or by going online.
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While Ellis has been charged with a crime, a mugshot for him was not immediately available.