Two 16-year-olds charged with murder in University City shooting ⁠2%

By Glenn H. Burkins⁠22%

7/23/2026, 12:38:22 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 3 faulty reasoning types, including Status Quo Bias and Negativity Bias, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 16.3% saturation with 32 hits. Analysis detected 57 faulty-reasoning hits from 196 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 9.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠2% (20,900 of 21,180 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 98.70% of the article peer group.

Two teens have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with an April shooting in the University City area, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. 
Detectives identified the suspects as Kha-Zai McIllwain and Devonterival Miller, both 16. 
On Wednesday, July 22, CMPD's Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) located and arrested both individuals. 
Each was charged with murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. 
The charges stem from an incident on Thursday, April 9, 2026. 
At approximately 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a call in the 100 block of East McCullough Drive. 
Upon arrival, they found a victim, later identified as 38-year-old Virgil Leroy Hardeman Jr., who had sustained gunshot wounds. 
Hardeman died the next day in a local hospital. 
In keeping with department protocol, CMPD did not disclose what evidence led to the teens’ arrest. 
In a statement, CMPD described the investigation as “active and ongoing.” 
The department is asking anyone with information about the case to call 704-432-8477 to speak with a homicide detective. 
Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Charlotte Crime Stoppers by calling 704-334-1600. 
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196 words analyzed.

Speakers

1speaker15%attributed speech166writer words
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Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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