CMS Employee Charged with Attempted Murder
Published on October 10, 2025
Charlotte, N.C. – (Friday, Oct. 10, 2025) – Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s (CMPD) Domestic Violence Unit are conducting an investigation involving Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) employee, Cheryl Harris Gates, 43.
On Friday, Oct. 10, detectives with CMPD's Domestic Violence Unit located and arrested Gates. Gates was transported to the Law Enforcement Center (LEC) to speak with detectives.
Gates was then transferred to the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office and is charged with the following:
- Attempted Murder
- Contaminate Food or Drink to Render One Mentally Incapacitated or Physically Helpless
- Stalking
- Damage to Property
For questions about Gates’ current employment status, please reach out to CMS.
This incident occurred off school property and did not involve any student, teacher or facility.
The investigation into this case is active and ongoing. As additional information develops, it will be released by the CMPD's Public Affairs Office. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-336-2379 and speak directly to the Domestic Violence Unit. Detective Bumgarner is the lead detective assigned to this case. The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or Charlotte Crime Stoppers. For additional information about this case, please refer to the report: 20250901-1614-03.
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