Corey Damoan Robinson was a 36-year-old man whose family described him as being “bigger than life.” A male who loved everybody and never judged a soul, he was a role model to his younger siblings and a beloved manager at Wells Fargo. His mother and sister cherished his presence, from the clean, fresh scent of his cologne to the way he urged everyone to be themselves.
On June 14, 2024, Corey’s manager at Wells Fargo called his mother after he had not shown up for work for two days.
His sister, Skylar McClendon, went to his Fourth Ward Uptown condo in Charlotte, North Carolina, to check on him. She found his dog, Yoshi, tied up outside, his car missing, and his home in disarray. Inside, she discovered her brother on the kitchen floor. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers, responding to a welfare check at the residence on North Graham Street around 2:00 p.m., found Corey deceased. An investigation determined he had been beaten and died from blunt force trauma.
The case was officially classified as a homicide on July 2, 2024. The subsequent investigation led to a series of arrests across three states. On July 2, police in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, arrested 37-year-old Lasha Lynne Big Eagle and charged her with obtaining property by false pretense and identity theft. Three days later, on July 5, 24-year-old Ayyad Faour Sukkar was arrested in Memphis, Tennessee. He was charged with murder, common law robbery, financial transaction card theft, and larceny of a motor vehicle. The final suspect, 50-year-old Tracey Pinnix Sukkar, was taken into custody in Charlotte on July 9 and faced the same charges as Big Eagle.
Investigators learned that Ayyad Sukkar, who Corey had thought was a friend, had previously been in a romantic relationship with him. In January 2026, Ayyad Sukkar pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other crimes related to Corey’s death. A judge sentenced him to serve between 20 and 24 years in prison.
As of January 2026, the cases against Tracey Sukkar and Lasha Big Eagle were still pending. Prosecutors stated that the two women had used Corey’s credit cards after he was killed. The investigation remains active, and anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 704-432-TIPS or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
