Juliana Nzita, a 16-year-old Black girl, was found hanging in a churchyard in North Charlotte in May. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department concluded that she died by suicide.
The Observer began investigating Juliana’s death in early June, after noticing a growing public outcry on social media and silence from CMPD about it. We published our report July 23 and her death has continued to ignite outrage on social media.
Here’s what we know to date about the case, and key remaining questions.
Juliana Nzita went missing in Charlotte for three days, documents show
Juliana was reported missing to the police on May 5, as reflected on the official missing person’s report.
On the 911 call, someone from her family home told the dispatcher that she’d gone walking hours earlier and hadn’t returned. When asked whether Juliana had any mental health disabilities or concerns, the caller said no…