On April 9, 2026, a federal judge sentenced an armed felon to more than eight years in prison after prosecutors said the defendant fired multiple rounds into an occupied apartment building in Charlotte. Authorities called the shooting especially reckless because families and children were living in the complex at the time.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced the sentence in a post on X, noting that the defendant received “more than 8 years” and publicly crediting the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Charlotte Field Division and the Charlotte‑Mecklenburg Police Department for their work on the case. The office summarized the outcome in its X post. U.S. Attorney WDNC.
Prosecutors: “Complete disregard for life and the law”
U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson condemned the conduct, saying that firing into an occupied apartment complex put residents in serious danger. “Firing a gun into an apartment complex where families and children live shows a complete disregard for life and the law,” Ferguson said in the office’s X post summarizing the sentencing announcement. U.S. Attorney WDNC.
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