Adarres Carderro Thompson Jr, 21, was fatally shot on the evening of August 20, 2026, in the 2100 block of Yager Creek Drive near South Tryon Street in Charlotte. Officers responding to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon arrived just before 10 p.m. and found Thompson with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly afterward.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit launched an active investigation. Detectives and crime scene personnel processed the scene, and Detective Buhr is the lead on the case. Authorities have not released a motive, have not publicly identified any suspects, and no arrests have been announced. Members of the public are being asked to contact the Homicide Unit or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers.

What information might help investigators piece together what happened that night on Yager Creek Drive?