Vigil For 17-Year-Old Killed At East Charlotte QT Draws Hundreds

CHARLOTTE, NC — Hundreds of friends and family members gathered Wednesday evening in Dilworth for a vigil honoring 17-year-old Daquan Shannon, who was shot and killed at a QT convenience store in east Charlotte in the early morning hours Sunday.

The mourners held candles and star-shaped helium balloons as they filled the football field at Sedgefield Middle School, where Shannon once attended, Fox46 reported.

“This is the first place I thought we could do his candlelight vigil because he played sports and football was his first love,” said Mario Black, Shannon’s cousin.

“He put a smile on everybody’s face. Teachers, parents, anybody,” Shannon’s friend, Tavion Burch, told the station.

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Police received a call reporting the shooting shortly after midnight on March 4 at the QT Station located at 5209 Central Avenue, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police report. Responding officers found Shannon with an apparent gunshot wound.

He was transported to Carolinas Medical Center - Main, where he was pronounced dead.

CMPD's crime scene search processed the crime scene and collected physical evidence, and homicide detectives canvassed the area in search of witnesses.

The case remains an open investigation and CMPD asks that anyone with information contact 704-432-TIPS, or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

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