Arrest made after college student killed when shots were fired into Charlotte home

CHARLOTTE — Police arrested a man in the death of a college student who was shot and killed on Memorial Day in 2021.

Sherlyn “Alicia” Drew was killed just after midnight on May 31, 2021, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. She was shot and killed by suspects who pulled in front of her family’s home on Twin Brook Drive and opened fire, police said.

“This has been the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life,” said LaSonya Moore, her mother, after news of the arrest.

On Friday, investigators said they obtained warrants for a suspect in the case. Police arrested 20-year-old Kymani David Bishop and took him to the Mecklenburg County jail.

“I was a ball of emotion,” LaSonya Moore said. “I’m still a ball of emotion.”

Bishop was charged with murder and discharge of a firearm into occupied property.

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Drew was a rising senior studying biology at Georgia State University and had returned home to Charlotte to visit family during summer break, according to CMPD.

“We just miss her intelligence,” said Keita Moore, her father. “Literally, the smartest person I know. Her nickname was ‘Google’ because she was full of useful and useless information.”

Investigators said they believe the suspects might have mistaken her apartment for someone else’s.

“Based on our investigation, it had nothing to do with Alicia and nothing to do with her family,” CMPD Lt. Bryan Crum told Channel 9 in 2021.

When asked if Bishop should face the death penalty, LaSonya Moore said, “No. It makes it too easy. Once he’s gone, he’s gone so you no longer have to suffer and live with it. No, I don’t want him to have the death penalty.”

Bishop had his first appearance Friday in court and was given no bond.

The murder suspect’s prior charges included a possession charge and a weapons charge.

Police had said they were offering a reward of up to $5,000 in the case.

CMPD said the investigation is ongoing and asked anyone with information to call 704-432-TIPS and speak to a homicide detective. Detective B. Pearson is the lead detective on the case.

Information can also be left anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or by clicking here.

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