Lunch Break (5/25/16): Crime in Uptown and east Charlotte, teen missing from south Charlotte

CMPD is investigating a suspicious death in east Charlotte this morning. A man died at 4 a.m. on Cattail Court of Plaza Road Extension and the medical examiner is working to figure out how he died. (WBTV Web Staff) 

Police are asking for the public’s help in a missing person case after a 16-year-old girl may have run away from her south Charlotte home. Police said Hailey Burns left her home on Baldwin Hall Drive near Marvin on her own accord just after noon on Monday. She was last seen in blue jeans; a black, long-sleeve t-shirt with Marilyn Monroe on it; and Converse tennis shoes. Police also said it’s unclear whether she has assistance from someone else or whether she is still in Charlotte. (Ryan Pitkin) 

A wreck on I-85 northbound in Concord this morning caused backups into Charlotte. The wreck happened near Kannapolis Highway, exit 58, at around 9 a.m. (Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer) 

A 38-year-old woman was reportedly killed during a home invasion in Salisbury last night. Police there received a call about a home invasion and robbery just after 11 p.m. on Crown Point Drive and found that Lacynda Feimster dead in her residence. No arrests have been made at this time. (Fox46 Staff) 

One person was taken to CMC Main last night after being stabbed near Time Warner Cable Arena in Uptown. It’s unclear whether any arrests were made in the incident, which happened around 9:30 p.m. (WCNC Staff) 

This article appears in May 18-24, 2016.