CMPD: Missing 79-year-old found dead; homicide investigation underway

Detectives have made an arrest after a missing 79-year-old man was found dead this week.

On Tuesday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department asked for help finding Fred Willie Dunlap, who was last seen Friday at his home on Bobby Lane in east Charlotte.

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Police said he didn’t have his required medication when he disappeared and family members were concerned for his well-being.

But on Thursday, CMPD confirmed they found Dunlap’s body. He was found dead Wednesday on Bobby Lane “from an apparent trauma,” they said.

After an investigation, detectives identified 21-year-old Desmond Elijah Dunlap as a suspect and arrested him Thursday. He was charged with murder, financial transaction card theft, and obtaining property by false pretense.

Police confirmed to Channel 9 that the suspect and victims are each other’s family members.

No further information about the case has been released.

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