Jerry Forney, 67, a Black male, was found shot to death inside a home on Briargrove Drive in east Charlotte on the night of May 15, 2025, after officers conducted a welfare check near Milton Road. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said the man was discovered with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene, launching a homicide investigation in the North Tryon Division that evening.
Local outlets reported the discovery around 9–10 p.m., noting the location along Briargrove and that detectives had begun canvassing for information.
In the days that followed, coverage identified the victim as Jerry Forney and placed the killing at the Briargrove residence. Community-focused reports described him as a grandfather who had long worked in landscaping around Charlotte. An online memorial page also recorded his death from gun violence in Charlotte on May 15, 2025. An obituary published by the Sandusky Register confirmed his full name as Jerry Lewis Forney and listed his date of death as May 15, 2025, with Charlotte, North Carolina as the place of passing.
Police have not announced any arrests or publicly identified suspects in the case. The department’s initial release designates the incident under report number 20250515-2053-02 and asks anyone with information to contact the Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers, language CMPD left in place while noting the investigation remains active and ongoing. Contemporary reporting the night of the discovery likewise stated that authorities had not confirmed any known suspects.
