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Derrick Byas

Case from Charlotte, NC dated Jul 08, 2024

Victim Details

Derrick Byas

Male

White / Caucasian

Charlotte

NC

2024-07-08

36

Derrick

Byas

06/24/2026

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On July 8, 2024, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officers responded to reports of a disabled vehicle on Rea Road, between Interstate 485 and Piper Glen Drive in south Charlotte. Upon arrival, they discovered 36-year-old Derrick Byas, a military veteran, deceased from a gunshot wound near his vehicle, which was found with its hazard lights on.

Investigators determined that minutes before his death, Byas had been at a bar, seen on surveillance f ...
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  • wcnc.com: Rea Road homicide victim identified
  • Queen City News: Man killed from gunshot wound in S Charlotte: CMPD
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