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Joelle J’Sean “JoJo” Clesca, 19, was shot and killed on the evening of October 12, 2025, inside a Wingstop on Beatties Ford Road in northwest Charlotte. Police were called just after 7 p.m. and arrived to find a male victim dead from gunshot wounds; he was soon identified as Joelle Clesca of Charlotte.
In the days that followed, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department made a series of arrests. On October 14, officers arrested 20-year-old Santario Lavarius Turner and charged him ...Read More
In the days that followed, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department made a series of arrests. On October 14, officers arrested 20-year-old Santario Lavarius Turner and charged him ...Read More
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Joelle Clesca
Male
Black / African American
Charlotte
NC
2025-10-12
19
Joelle
Clesca
11/26/2025
Forum Posts (2)
Hey everyone,
I've been following the case of Joelle J’Sean “JoJo” Clesca, and something th... ...Read More
11/01/2025
I've been following the case of Joelle J’Sean “JoJo” Clesca, and something th... ...Read More
11/01/2025
I’ve been thinking a lot about the vigil for JoJo and how it brought the community together in suc... ...Read More
10/13/2025
10/13/2025
