Deadly shooting at southwest Charlotte hotel; One in custody
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say a person died in an early-morning shooting on South Tryon Street Friday morning.
Officers went to the 800 block of South Tryon Street around 3 a.m. for an assault with a deadly weapon call for service.
Upon arrival, officers discovered a victim with a gunshot wound. Medic transported the victim to a local hospital and later pronounced the victim deceased.
A Queen City News photographer at the scene reported that CMPD has an unidentified person in custody. Officers say they do not have a cause for the shooting at this point in the investigation.
Homicide Unit detectives responded to the scene to conduct an investigation, and Crime Scene Search responded to process the scene and collect physical evidence. Representatives from CMPD’s Operations Command, Victim Services, and CFD also responded.
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The investigation into this case is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident should call 704-432-TIPS. Detective Jones is the lead detective assigned to this case. The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.
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