In the summer of 2026, a family gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, turned into a scene of unimaginable horror, leaving a young woman dead and her own brother accused of the crime. Marle Naomi Fleming, a 27-year-old woman, was at a home in the 900 block of Wabash Avenue on the morning of Sunday, June 28th. It was a house full of life, with a dozen people inside, including toddlers and a teenager. Suddenly, the peace was shattered by a barrage of gunfire directed at the residence.
Amid the chaos, Marle was struck by the gunfire, sustaining life-threatening injuries. A second person was also hit but suffered non-life-threatening wounds. Emergency services were called to the scene around 9:30 a.m., and both victims were rushed to a local hospital. For two days, Marle fought for her life, but on Tuesday, June 30, she succumbed to her injuries.
The investigation into the shooting quickly identified a primary suspect: 25-year-old Marques Fleming, Marle's own brother. Investigators determined that Marques had fled North Carolina after the incident. A multi-agency effort, involving the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's Violent Criminal Apprehension Team and the FBI's Charlotte Safe Streets Task Force, tracked him to Loganville, Georgia. On June 30, the same day his sister passed away, Marques was apprehended by an FBI SWAT team in the Atlanta area. News of his arrest brought another shocking revelation to light. At the time of the shooting, Marques Fleming was already out on a $250,000 bond for a first-degree murder charge from November 2020, in connection with the death of Ricardo Perez. A condition of his release was 24-hour house arrest, a restriction he evidently violated.
Following his capture in Georgia, the legal process began to have Marques Fleming extradited back to Charlotte to face charges for the shooting that resulted in his sister's death. The community was left to grapple with the tragedy of a life cut short, allegedly by a close family member who was already facing serious charges for another violent crime. The case highlights a devastating intersection of family violence and the complexities of the justice system. While two other suspects in the 2020 murder case had already taken plea deals for second-degree murder, Marques was awaiting trial. Now, he faces new accusations in the death of his sister, Marle. As the legal proceedings against Marques Fleming for this new and tragic crime have only just begun, there has been no conviction or sentencing. The case remains an active and ongoing investigation, leaving a family and a community waiting for justice and answers in the senseless death of Marle Naomi Fleming.
