Paris Lewis-Bynum Sentenced to Nine Years in Charlotte Bus Shooting Case
Paris Lewis-Bynum was sentenced to nine years in prison following a December 2024 shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina.
4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 14, 2026, 1:37 a.m. ET
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Aug 14, 2026, 1:53 a.m. ET
Charlotte Man Pleads Guilty in Shootout That Struck School Bus, Sentenced to Nine Years
Paris Lewis-Bynum, 21, has pleaded guilty in connection with a December 2024 shootout in Charlotte, N.C., that struck a school bus, and has been sentenced to nine years in prison, according to WCCB Charlotte.
Prosecutors said Lewis-Bynum had a gun illegally and was using it in drug trafficking activities, and that he was involved in the shootout on East W.T. Harris Boulevard, WCCB Charlotte reported. Bullets struck a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools bus carrying 30 students, and two students were treated after being hurt from shattered glass, the outlet reported.
With the plea entered and the nine-year term imposed, the case against Lewis-Bynum has reached sentencing. No further proceedings involving him are described in the available record.
Aug 14, 2026, 1:49 a.m. ET
Charlotte Man Sentenced to Nine Years Over Shootout That Struck School Bus
Paris Lewis-Bynum, 21, has been sentenced to nine years in prison, WCCB Charlotte reported. The case has reached the sentencing stage; the counts on which he was convicted were not specified in the station's report.
Prosecutors said Lewis-Bynum possessed a gun illegally and was using it in drug trafficking activities, and that he was involved in a December 2024 shootout on East W.T. Harris Boulevard in Charlotte, N.C., according to WCCB Charlotte. Bullets struck a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools bus carrying 30 students, the outlet reported, and two students were treated after being hurt by shattered glass.
WCCB Charlotte's report does not describe any further steps in the case.
Aug 14, 2026, 1:37 a.m. ETFirst report
Man Sentenced to Nine Years Over Charlotte Shootout That Struck School Bus
A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years in prison in connection with a December 2024 shootout on East W.T. Harris Boulevard in Charlotte, N.C., during which bullets struck a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools bus, according to WCCB Charlotte.
The outlet reports that prosecutors said Paris Lewis-Bynum had a gun illegally and was using it in drug trafficking activities, and that he was involved in the exchange of gunfire. The bus was carrying 30 students, and two students were treated after being hurt by shattered glass, WCCB Charlotte reported.
The report describes the case as having reached sentencing. Details beyond those reported by WCCB Charlotte — including any account from the defense — were not available, and this account may be updated as more information emerges.
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