How a damaged Chevy led police to make a hit-and-run arrest in 13-year-old boy’s death
This story was updated Tuesday, June 29:
A woman has been charged with the hit-and-run death of 13-year-old boy early Sunday in east Charlotte, police said.
Tamika Powell, 25, is charged with felony hit-and-run and involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Kevin Gaviel Osorto.
An SUV struck Kevin near the 4000 block of East W.T. Harris Boulevard, north of The Plaza, shortly after 2 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. He died at the scene. Kevin would have turned 14 next month.
Kevin may have been walking on the right shoulder of the southbound lane when he got hit, police said.
CMPD searched for a black Chevrolet Equinox seen fleeing the scene.
Debris from the scene indicated the vehicle’s front right headlight would be damaged, police said.
Police charged Powell on Tuesday after finding a Chevy SUV that matched the description of the suspect vehicle in a gravel driveway in the 6000 block of The Plaza.
Powell remains in custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone with information about the incident should call CMPD at 704-432-2169 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
This story was originally published June 27, 2021 at 3:15 PM.
