Six-Year-Old Killed in Hit-and-Run in Charlotte's North Tryon Area; No Arrests Made

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a 6-year-old child died after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in northeast Charlotte on Friday afternoon, October 23. The department's Major Crash Investigation Unit is investigating, and no arrests have been made.

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A 6-year-old child has died after being hit by a vehicle in northeast Charlotte on Friday afternoon, October 23, and the driver fled the scene, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) said.

Source: Queen City News (via WGHP Fox 8)

CMPD's Major Crash Investigation Unit is investigating the fatal hit-and-run, which involved a vehicle and a pedestrian in the department's North Tryon Division, the department said in a media release published on Sunday, October 25.

Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Detectives responded in northeast Charlotte on Friday afternoon, according to Queen City News. Police said no arrests had been made, and no description of the vehicle had been released in the information available so far.

Source: Queen City News (via WGHP Fox 8)

WSOC-TV Channel 9 also reported on Sunday evening that the six-year-old died following the hit-and-run in Charlotte.

Source: WSOC-TV

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the crash can contact Charlotte-Mecklenburg police or Charlotte Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

Sources

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department media release, 'Fatal Crash Investigation in the North Tryon Division' (Oct 25, 2026) — https://www.charlottenc.gov/cmpd/News-Information/Newsroom

Queen City News via WGHP Fox 8, 'Child dies after hit-and-run crash in northeast Charlotte; no arrests made: CMPD' (Oct 26, 2026) — https://spotonnorthcarolina.com/metrolina/3225048/child-dies-after-hit-and-run-crash.html

WSOC-TV Channel 9, 'Six-year-old dies following hit-and-run in east Charlotte' (Oct 25, 2026)