Police: 2 Rock Hill men in custody after manhunt connected to NC homicide
Two Rock Hill men are in custody after a manhunt and chase in Rock Hill in connection with a North Carolina homicide, officials said.
Rock Hill Police Department Lt. Michael Chavis said officers caught two subjects in connection to a vehicle that is part of a homicide investigation in Cabarrus County, N.C.
Cabarrus County deputies issued a Be on the Lookout (BOLO) Wednesday morning about a Chevrolet Tahoe that was connected to a homicide on Flowe Store Road near Concord, Chavis said.
Rock Hill police found the Tahoe on Crawford Road near S.C. 901 in Rock Hill, then tried to stop the vehicle, Chavis said. The vehicle stopped on Taylor Street off Crawford Road, then two men inside the vehicle fled on foot, Chavis said.
After a chase, police caught both. Officers found a handgun that had previously been reported stolen in Rock Hill, Chavis said.
Hassan Aliek Burkett, 20, of Rock Hill and Elijah Isaiah McKnight, 20, of Rock Hill, were arrested for possession of a stolen pistol and unlawful carrying of a pistol, Chavis said in a written statement.
McKnight is on parole that started in August after convictions for conspiracy, according to the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services website. His supervision on parole is scheduled to last through 2024, records show.
South Carolina online court records show McKnight has 2020 convictions for burglary and larceny, and 2018 convictions for conspiracy and drugs.
Rock Hill police and the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office have not released other details about the homicide.
No information has been released about the connection between Rock Hill and Concord in Cabarrus County, which is northeast of Charlotte. Rock Hill is about 50 miles from Cabarrus County.
Deputies with the sheriff’s office in Cabarrus County could not be reached Wednesday afternoon.
There was a large and visible police presence most of Wednesday morning in the area where the vehicle was found. Officers could be seen along Taylor Street and surrounding areas.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
This story was originally published October 21, 2020 at 11:27 AM.
