CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A viral image claiming to show a shocking billboard along a busy Charlotte highway is spreading quickly online, but it does not appear to be real.
The image shows what looks like a roadside billboard depicting a mugshot of DeCarlos Brown, the man accused in a high-profile killing, a photo of the victim, Iryna Zarutska, and what appears to be a group of judges.
Across the bottom reads the message: “Welcome to Charlotte. We hope you don’t die.”
The post has been widely shared on social media, with some users claiming the billboard is located along Interstate 277 in Uptown.
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Queen City News attempted to verify those claims. After driving both directions on I-277, we did not find any billboard matching the image…