A pool party led to 5 people being shot and a young man being murdered
Kmari Knotts, 19, was arrested on May 16, 2026 charged with the murder of Richard Thomas, 20, in Charlotte, NC. The homicide was during a wild pool party. Follow Charlotte Alerts on Instagram.
5 people were shot at a pool party in an apartment complex on Hucks Road Charlotte, NC on March 22, 2026. Richard nicknamed RJ was shot and killed at the party during the quintuple shooting. There is a lot of violence tied to pool partys.
Hundreds of teenagers and young adults were gathered at the party. The party quickly got out of hand, as plenty of drugs and marijuana were being used.
In fact Richard smoked marijuana. A fight started between multiple people and shots were fired. Originally it was believed that just 3 people were shot. RJ was among the shot, he died at the scene. 2 other people were shot that included a man and a woman. The last 2 victims were taken to the hospital and survived.
But after that 2 more people showed up at the hospital after being shot, and they said that they were at the party, hence making this a quintuple shooting. Click here to see more quintuple shooting articles.
Kmari was arrested nearly 2 months later charged with 1st degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
