23-year-old woman fatally shot in southeast Charlotte, CMPD says

Ryan Oehrli

September 6, 2024 at 12:45 p.m.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating a woman’s death in southeast Charlotte as a homicide, the department said Friday.

Police and MEDIC found Jenyah Kishawne Skyye Wright, 23, dead from a gunshot wound just before 2 a.m. Friday, according to a news release. MEDIC pronounced her dead at the scene.

She died in the 8100 block of Woodway Oak Circle, according to a police press release.

Homicide detectives investigated while other officers processed the scene and collected evidence.

The investigation is ongoing.

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