Updated Charges Filed in I-77 Shooting

***Update***The victim in this case has sadly passed away. MPD will be amending the complaint to First Degree Murder.


MOORESVILLE, N.C. — On July 26, 2026, at approximately 4:31 p.m., the Mooresville Police Department received a call reporting a shooting on Interstate 77 at the Exit 35 ramp. Responding officers arrived to find two victims inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds.

Officers provided immediate medical care at the scene. Both victims were subsequently transported to Carolinas Medical Center with critical, life-threatening injuries.

The scene was secured, and Mooresville Police detectives responded to conduct a thorough investigation. Detectives canvassed the area along I-77 for evidence related to the shooting, and the Department's Firearm/Explosive Detection K9 was deployed to assist in locating shell casings along the interstate.

Following the investigation, detectives determined that both victims were shot from within the vehicle. As a result, J’Kobe Tre’shon Ramseur, 23, of Hickory, NC, a passenger in the vehicle, has been charged with Attempted First-Degree Murder.

This remains an active and ongoing investigation. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Mooresville Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division at 704-664-3311