CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man was hit by a car and killed after confronting a thief who was breaking into vehicles in Steele Creek on Friday afternoon, according to sources.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police investigated the incident as a homicide. The victim was identified as 56-year-old Robert Michael Hopkins.
It happened around 3 p.m. in a parking lot between Regions Bank and YMCA.near S. Tryon St. and Ayrsley Town Blvd. CMPD said the victim was intentionally struck.