Arrest made in shooting death of 14-year-old in north Charlotte
A 19-year-old was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 14-year-old Garinger High School basketball player, investigators announced. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to a shooting at a home on Keswick Avenue in north Charlotte around 7:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found 14-year-old Johnnie McClendon dead from a gunshot wound. McClendon's family confirmed he was a student at Garinger where he played basketball. CMPD identified 19-year-old Myhijee Major as a suspect in the case. Major surrendered to police early Tuesday morning and was taken into custody after an interview. Major was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with McClendon's killing. Major is expected in court on Wednesday. Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/charlotte-two-homicides-sunday-cmpd/275-9d7c3b21-9f13-4816-a736-4bb8694f24a3 Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT Wake Up Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start your day with the team at Wake Up Charlotte. SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts || Spotify || Pandora || TuneIn || Google Podcasts || iHeart All of WCNC Charlotte's podcasts are free and available for both streaming and download. You can listen now on Android, iPhone, Amazon, and other internet-connected devices. Join us from North Carolina, South Carolina, or on the go anywhere.
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (injector.simplecastaudio.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
A 19-year-old was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 14-year-old Garinger High School basketball player, investigators announced.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to a shooting at a home on Keswick Avenue in north Charlotte around 7:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found 14-year-old Johnnie McClendon dead from a gunshot wound. McClendon's family confirmed he was a student at Garinger where he played basketball.
CMPD identified 19-year-old Myhijee Major as a suspect in the case. Major surrendered to police early Tuesday morning and was taken into custody after an interview. Major was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with McClendon's killing. Major is expected in court on Wednesday.
Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT
Wake Up Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start your day with the team at Wake Up Charlotte.
SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts || Spotify || Pandora || TuneIn || Google Podcasts || iHeart
All of WCNC Charlotte's podcasts are free and available for both streaming and download. You can listen now on Android, iPhone, Amazon, and other internet-connected devices. Join us from North Carolina, South Carolina, or on the go anywhere.