In the early hours of Mother's Day, May 10, 2026, the life of 34-year-old Keith Abraham Wallace was tragically cut short in Charlotte, North Carolina. Just before 4 a.m., officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 4900 block of Rozzelles Ferry Road. Upon their arrival in the west Charlotte commercial area, they discovered two men with life-threatening gunshot wounds.
One of the victims, later identified as Keith
Abraham Wallace, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The second victim, 25-year-old Tionte Lamont Morrison, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's Homicide Unit is actively investigating the double homicide. At this time, authorities have not released any information regarding a possible motive for the shooting or any potential suspects. It remains unclear if Wallace and Morrison knew each other.
The investigation into the deaths of Keith Abraham Wallace and Tionte Lamont Morrison is ongoing, and detectives are appealing to the public for any information that may lead to an arrest. Crime Scene Search has processed the scene for physical evidence, and representatives from CMPD's Operations Command and Victim Services have been involved in the case. As of now, no arrests have been made, and no suspects have been publicly identified. The case represents a significant and unresolved act of violence in the Charlotte community, leaving friends and family of the victims to mourn their loss as they await answers and justice.
