KANNAPOLIS -- Kannapolis police have charged two people with first degree murder after a fatal shooting Monday evening in Kannapolis.
Police say the victim in the shooting is Solomon Gebrezgi.
This is the first homicide of the year in Kannapolis. Police say the suspects ran in similar circles as the victim. They don't believe the shooting was random.
Police found Gebrezgi close to Briar Cliff Drive. They say he was driven away from the apartments where the shooting happened.
Chay Johnson and Oscar Jarmon are charged with first degree murder, attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and discharging a weapon into a vehicle.
Kannapolis police say the shooting happened at Cabarrus Arms Apartment and may be connected to a drug deal. They say Gebrezgi was taken to the hospital after being found in a car with gunshot wounds . He later died at CMC Northeast.
Police say the dedication by officers is a big reason the murders, eight in the last five years, have been solved.
Police are still investigating this homicide, and they ask that if you have any information to call investigators. That number is 704-920-4000.