Crime & Courts

Man fatally shot in north Charlotte

A man was shot at LaSalle Street and Beatties Ford Road in north Charlotte on Tuesday afternoon and died at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.

Police found the victim at 12:23 p.m. after responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call. Officers are interviewing witnesses at the scene.

The victim was identified as Germany Joaquin Byers, 37, police said.

Police have not said if they have a suspect but ask anyone with information about the shooting to call CMPD at 704-432-8477 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

Joe Marusak: 704-358-5067, @jmarusak

This story was originally published March 14, 2017 at 1:51 PM with the headline "Man fatally shot in north Charlotte."

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