UPDATE: Teen charged in north Charlotte deadly shooting from 2024
Apr 14, 2025
CHARLOTTE, NC – A 15-year-old boy is charged with the murder of a 25-year-old man in north Charlotte.
The deadly shooting happened on Oaklawn Avenue in October of 2024.
CMPD says police arrested the boy on Friday. He’s accused of shooting Carlos Leiva at an apartment complex.
Officers found Lev
ia inside an SUV after it crashed and caught fire.
The teen is charged with murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle and conveyance.
He’s in custody at the Stonewall Jackson Juvenile Development Center.
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