Man arrested after infant shot in northeast Charlotte

WSOCTV.com News Staff
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A man is behind bars days after an infant was shot on Tuesday morning.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police arrested Earl Lee White, 35, on Thursday.

Earl Lee White, 35, faces charges of Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury
Earl Lee White, 35, faces charges of Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury

Two days earlier, police found a 1-year-old shot in the leg at the 700 block of Cricketwood Lane.

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White faces a felony charge of Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury. He’s held under a $70,000 unsecured bond. As of the time this article was published, he was still in the Mecklenburg County detention center.

Channel 9 asked CMPD what the relationship is between the baby and White. Based on court records obtained by Channel 9, White does not live on Cricketwood Lane.

The investigation into this case is active and ongoing.

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