Detective Ashley Phillips
Coverage of Detective Ashley Phillips in the Nexus archive.
- Beatties Ford Road mass shooting: 6 years later, no arrests in Juneteenth block party killings
A 2020 mass shooting during a Juneteenth block party on Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte, N.C., left four people dead, but no arrests have been made six years later. Investigators say the case remains unsolved due to complications from the large crowd and multiple firearms being fired, and they continue seeking public assistance.
- Crime Stoppers tip helped lead to arrest of teen accused in deadly Charlotte pool party shooting
A Crime Stoppers tip helped identify 19-year-old Kmari Knotts, charged with first-degree murder and four counts of assault after a shooting at a Charlotte pool party that killed 20-year-old Richard Thomas and injured four others. Knotts was arrested on May 16 and denied bond, while the victim’s mother, Shonda Seals, expressed partial relief but sought justice through the legal process.