CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte police say a person is dead after a shooting overnight.
According to CMPD, officers patrolling near Finchley Drive and Eastway Drive heard gunfire around 12:20 a.m. Saturday. They found a victim, later identified as 41-year-old Ray Marese Garlins, with an apparent gunshot wound outside of a home. That victim was pronounced dead on the scene.
Detectives identified 21-year-old Darius Emmanuel Platt as being in the immediate area of the location at the time of the homicide, based on the fact he was an electronic monitoring participant. He was located and arrested and has since been charged with first-degree murder. He was then transferred to the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office.
The investigation is still ongoing. Anyone who has additional information is urged to call 704-432-TIPS to talk directly with a detective in the Homicide Unit. Anonymous tips can be left anonymously by call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or by submitting them online.