One Dead After Shooting at Student Housing Complex Near North Carolina University
One person has been pronounced dead after a homicide at an apartment complex near the University of North Carolina-Charlotte (UNCC), just a day after a shooting on the college campus killed two and injured four.
Police confirmed the death on Twitter at around 9 pm local time. The university’s Office of Emergency Management said it received reports that multiple persons are injured and that officials are closely monitoring the situation.
Detectives are investigating a homicide in the 9900 block of University Village Boulevard. One person has been pronounced deceased.
— CMPD News (@CMPD) May 2, 2019
The complex is listed as one of the university’s off-campus apartments on the UNCC housing website.
No details have been released regarding the identity of the victim or a possible suspect.
UNCC confirmed that the two victims in Tuesday’s shooting were 21-year-old Riley C. Howell and 19-year old Ellis R. Parlier, both students at the university.
A student-organized vigil was held on campus on Wednesday and the Charlotte skyline lit green at night in support for the victims of the attack, according to CBS-affiliated local station WBTV.
It is not known whether tonight’s incident is related to the Tuesday shooting.