In the early morning hours of September 13, 2026, the sounds of gunfire shattered the pre-dawn quiet in a Charlotte, North Carolina apartment complex on Kittansett Drive. When police responded to a 3 a.m. call for an assault with a deadly weapon, they discovered a grim scene. Two young men had been shot and killed in what would be investigated as a double homicide. One of the victims was 22-year-old Jacori Mitchell, who was found shot down the street from the initial scene. The other victim was 17-year-old Cameron Brice. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, leaving behind grieving families and a community stunned by the violence. Mitchell was a young father.
The investigation into the double murder moved swiftly. On the same day as the killings, police arrested 21-year-old Ervin Quarles and charged him with murder. Three days later, a second suspect, 21-year-old Joseph Sings Jr., was also apprehended and charged with murder. Surveillance footage reportedly played a role in identifying a suspect's vehicle and capturing muzzle flashes near the scene. The investigation revealed that the two suspects were being charged separately for the two murders. A Mecklenburg County grand jury later indicted Quarles for the first-degree murder of Cameron Massey-Brice. Joseph Sings Jr. faces a murder charge in connection with Jacori Mitchell's death.
As the legal process began to unfold, further details emerged about the alleged events of that fatal night. Witnesses told detectives that Quarles had been with a group of people at the apartment, including Cameron Massey-Brice. According to an affidavit, witnesses claimed Quarles said to Massey-Brice, "we have smoke," before firing multiple shots at him and fleeing the scene in a silver Ford F-150. Detectives also reportedly obtained a third-party confession in which Quarles admitted to the shooting before he turned himself in to authorities. The case against both men is now moving through the court system, with Quarles' case being elevated to the Mecklenburg County Superior Court following his indictment. The deaths of Jacori Mitchell and Cameron Brice serve as a stark reminder of the tragic consequences of gun violence, leaving two families to mourn the loss of their loved ones as they await the outcomes of the criminal proceedings. The investigation has led to the arrests and indictment of two suspects, with the cases now proceeding toward trial, though no convictions or sentences have been reached.
