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Ray Marese Garlins, a 41-year-old male, tragically lost his life on May 15, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was fatally shot outside a residence on Finchley Drive in east Charlotte around 12:30 a.m. The investigation revealed that Garlins was pronounced dead at the scene due to a gunshot wound.

Following the incident, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department launched an investigation. Detectives identified 21-year-old Darius Emmanuel Platt as a suspect. Platt, who was on electr ...Read More
Victim Details

Ray Marese Garlins

Male

Black / African American

Charlotte

NC

2021-05-15

41

Ray

Marese Garlins

11/19/2025