Incident

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12-31-2023 North Carolina Charlotte 5-1

Location

December 31, 2023

Romare Bearden Park
300 S Church St
Charlotte, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Cirilo Gonzalez Cruz
Age: 43
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Name: Deashia Gaddy
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Name: Laura Trochin
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Name: Amanda Salazzar
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Name: Vanessa Daumen
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Daevion Crawford
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
House party / Block Party / Park Party / Private Parties at event spaces / Weddings and Funerals, ETC

Notes

Suspect fired shots into crowd at park on New Year's Eve; all victims hit below knees

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 45 Auto

Sources

URL: https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/police-called-shooting-romare-bearden-park-new-years-eve/JU2DJNRMHJCY3NI4Q2CPDAWZ3U/

URL: https://www.wyff4.com/article/charlotte-shots-fired-into-crowd/46260114

URL: https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/police-called-shooting-romare-bearden-park-new-years-eve/JU2DJNRMHJCY3NI4Q2CPDAWZ3U/

URL: https://www.qcnews.com/charlotte/5-shot-during-nye-celebration-at-romare-bearden-park-in-uptown-charlotte/

URL: https://www.qcnews.com/charlotte/5-shot-during-nye-celebration-at-romare-bearden-park-in-uptown-charlotte/

URL: https://www.wistv.com/2024/01/02/bond-increased-15m-romare-bearden-park-shooting-suspect/

URL: https://www.qcnews.com/charlotte/charlotte-city-council-member-seeks-to-create-task-force-as-new-years-eve-shooting-victim-speaks/

URL: https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/man-accused-shooting-5-nye-uptown-sentenced-prison/UTCA4YHPXRHJRD7OJ4QHNO7X7E/

District

Congressional District: 14
State Senate District: 41
State House District: 102