30-year-old man fatally shot on North Wendover Road in Charlotte
A male was fatally shot late Tuesday in southeast Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.
CMPD currently investigating a homicide in the 1000 block of N. Wendover Rd. One person pronounced deceased.
— CMPD News (@CMPD) March 22, 2017
It happened in the 1000 block of North Wendover Road, south of Monroe Road, police tweeted at 9:09 p.m. The victim was identified overnight as Carson David Christian Jr., age 30.
Medic reported that its paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Providence Division patrol officers found Christian with a gunshot wound after responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call at 8:52 p.m.
CMPD homicide detectives were canvassing the area for witnesses.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police at 704-432-8477 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
Joe Marusak: 704-358-5067, @jmarusak
This story was originally published March 21, 2017 at 9:33 PM with the headline "30-year-old man fatally shot on North Wendover Road in Charlotte."