Bond Release Hours Before Charlotte Parking-Lot Killing

David Simpson, 29, a repeat offender, was released from Mecklenburg County Jail on a $10,000 bond just after midnight on an unrelated weapons charge and allegedly killed a man and wounded another in a parking-space dispute at an east Charlotte apartment complex about two hours later; he faces first-degree murder and related charges, with surveillance showing him returning with a bag prior to the shooting; Simpson’s violent-crime history includes a 2013 murder charge and parole in 2020, and his girlfriend is charged as accessory after the fact; a court date is set for Aug. 21.