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James Douglas McIlwain Jr

Case from Charlotte, NC dated Nov 22, 2025

Victim Details

James Douglas McIlwain Jr

Male

Black / African American

Charlotte

NC

2025-11-22

39

James

Douglas McIlwain Jr

06/25/2026

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On November 22, 2025, James Douglas McIlwain Jr, a 39-year-old Black male from Charlotte, North Carolina, died after being shot in the early morning hours in south Charlotte. Around 2:04 a.m., officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department were dispatched to the 4800 block of Wallingford Street in the Westover Division on a report of an assault with a deadly weapon involving injury. When they arrived, they found him suffering from a gunshot wound, and paramedics from MEDIC pronounced ...
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  • wcnc.com: 1 dead in early morning shooting in south Charlotte, CMPD investigating
  • https://www.qcnews.com/charlotte/cmpd-investigating-overnight-fatal-shooting-in-south-charlotte/
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