Missing NC mom, 2 children found dead 12 days after vanishing; police chief calls deaths murders
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WNCN) — A missing young mother and her two children were found dead nearly two weeks after they first were reported missing in Charlotte, police said Saturday.
Human remains were discovered Friday afternoon at the location where the family was reported missing in northeast Charlotte, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
NC mom and her 2 young children missing more than a week, police say
The discovery was made just before 1:45 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of Orchard Trace Lane, off Reagan Drive.
Saturday, Charlotte police said the three found dead were 7-month-old Messiah Johnson and 4-yeah-old Miracle Johnson — along with their mother Markayla Johnson, 22.
Family of the victims joined Charlotte Police Chief Johnny Jennings during a news conference on Saturday, WJZY reported.
Jennings called the triple killing a “heinous act” while speaking near where the three vanished and were found dead.
“We’re going to do everything we can to bring closure to family and find the person responsible for these murders,” Jennings said, according to WJZY.
After the trio were found dead Friday, search warrants were requested for the investigation which is the same location where a mother and her two children vanished nearly two weeks ago.
Johnson, her daughter, and son were reported missing on March 3 — with police announcing their disappearance five days later.
The trio was last seen in the 400 block of Orchard Trace Lane, which is the location of Orchard Trace Condominiums near the University City area of Charlotte, according to a police news release eight days ago.
“Johnson has failed to contact any known family members and her family is concerned for her welfare,” officers said in the original news release.
A 2011 Chevrolet Camaro was listed in the police report as related property, WJZY reported.
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