Total of six teens charged with killing teen in north Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — More teen suspects are now charged with killing a 16-year-old in mid-August.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced Wednesday that a 15-year-old suspect was arrested on September 5, 2025, and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Tyshaun Stokes. A 14-year-old was also charged with first-degree murder that day, along with a 16-year-old suspect for first-degree murder.

Previously, two other suspects – ages 14 and 16 – were also arrested. On Sept. 4, another juvenile suspect – aged 16 – was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling…

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