‘God in the right moment’: Father speaks out after attacking son’s accused killer inside Mecklenburg courthouse

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Charlotte father who went viral last month for a violent assault at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse spoke to Queen City News on Tuesday about what happened.

‘He did what he had to do’: Grieving father attacks son’s accused killer inside Mecklenburg courthouse

Shaheem Snype is seen on video attacking Marion McKnight, who’s accused of killing Snype’s son.

“Everything just went black [when I saw him],” Snype said.

McKnight is charged with first-degree murder in a 2025 shooting in Charlotte that killed Snype’s 16-year-old son, Jamariyae Dixon…

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