5 people hit in burst of gunfire at uptown Charlotte park on New Year’s Eve, CMPD says
New Year’s Eve celebrations in uptown Charlotte were marred just before midnight when five people were hit by gunshots at Romare Bearden Park, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.
A 19-year-old man was arrested at the scene in connection with the shootings, police said. On Tuesday, a judge raised his bond from $750,000 to $1.5 million, according to court records.
The five victims were shot below the knee and sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Their identities have not been released.
The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, and police officers were patrolling the park at the time, CMPD said in a news release.
Police said a suspect “fired multiple rounds into a crowd, hitting five victims,” and they used video technology to quickly provide a description of the suspect to officers on scene.
Daevion Crawford was taken into custody on scene, and he has been charged with five counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and one count of going armed to the terror of the public.
The investigation is active and ongoing, police said. Details about what led to the shooting have not been released, but police said “the suspect was not deemed to be an active shooter.”
The incident happened about two blocks northeast of where Charlotte’s official New Year’s Eve celebration was staged, at the corner of Brooklyn Village Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Romare Bearden Park takes up a block along Church Street, about two blocks west of Bank of America Stadium.
This story was originally published January 1, 2024 at 7:26 AM with the headline "5 people hit in burst of gunfire at uptown Charlotte park on New Year’s Eve, CMPD says."
