TACO BELL EMPLOYEE KILLED ON THE JOB AT INDEPENDENCE BLVD LOCATION, ARREST MADE

22-year-old Gilecio Ritchie is accused of murdering Taco Bell employee Dantreveion Hobbs, 23, at the Independence Blvd. location in Indian Trial, NC. Gilecio was arrested on October 14, 2025. Follow Charlotte Alerts on Instagram.

Dantreveion Hobbs and Gilecio Ritchie

Dantreveion was murdered at 8:49 PM on October 13th, 2025 one day before taco Tuesday. Dantreveion was working at the Taco Bell when a suspect went to the drive thru and shot Dantreveion dead in the kitchen area.

Dantreveion was in full uniform and died on scene. Blood filled the kitchen, some blood got in the sour cream and on the tacos.

Employees in the Taco Bell ran to the bathroom to get away and locked the doors. The suspect ran off into the night.

Detectives determined the suspect had fled in a vehicle and immediately began working around the clock to identify the person responsible. Police made Dantreveion’s mom travel all the way to Charlotte to tell her that her son died. The police refused to tell her over the phone.

At 6:45 PM on October 14th the suspect was arrested at his home in Indian Trail charged with first degree murder. A local magistrate, who isn’t required to have a law degree and is not an official judge ordered that Gilecio be held without bond, and he is not eligible for release.