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Man arrested for deadly drive-by shooting in southeast Charlotte

Southeast Charlotte homicide Scene of deadly shooting on Oct. 31, 2023, on Eaglewood Avenue in southeast Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE — A man was arrested Friday for a deadly drive-by shooting on Halloween in southeast charlotte.

Court records show 26-year-old Ja’Wan Tyquan Smith is charged with first-degree murder and discharging a weapon into occupied property.

Police said it happened Halloween night along Eaglewood Avenue just off Monroe Road.

Investigators said Smith fired shots from a car into a home, killing 22-year-old Camron Robinson. According to police, six other people were at the house at the time, including two people in their 70s.

Smith is in jail with no bond.

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