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Zaquez Samprese Blakley

Case from Charlotte, NC dated Apr 18, 2026

Victim Details

Zaquez Samprese Blakley

Male

Black / African American

Charlotte

NC

2026-04-18

24

Zaquez

Samprese Blakley

07/09/2026

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In the evening hours of April 18, 2026, a dispute in a northwest Charlotte neighborhood escalated into a fatal shootout, claiming the life of 24-year-old Zaquez Samprese Blakley. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to calls of a shooting into an occupied home on Dundeen Street at approximately 8:45 p.m. Upon their arrival, they discovered that a gunfight had occurred between two individuals.

During the exchange of gunfire, a nearby residence was struck, but thankfully, n ...
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  • https://www.qcnews.com/charlotte/northwest-charlotte-shootout-turns-deadly-occupied-home-struck-by-gunfire/
  • Homicide Investigation in the Metro Division - City of Charlotte
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