A January 7, 2024 shooting at S&M E-Juice on South Cannon Boulevard in Kannapolis left 23-year-old Shovontae Shikim Byers dead and a second man wounded. Officers arrived at about 2 a.m. and found Byers and 28-year-old Quentin Parhams of Concord suffering gunshot wounds; both were taken to Atrium-Cabarrus Hospital, where Byers succumbed and Parhams had non-life-threatening injuries.

Byers was a 2019 graduate of Concord High School, noted for his basketball ability and a charismatic personality. At the time of the shooting he worked at S&M E-Juice in Kannapolis. Authorities later identified 34-year-old Mark Marion Herron as a suspect; Herron was arrested January 20, 2024 in Charlotte and charged with first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Byers, please contact the Kannapolis Police Department.