One dead, one wounded by gunfire in northeast Charlotte neighborhood, CMPD says

One man was killed and another person was wounded after gunfire broke out early Thursday in a northeast Charlotte neighborhood, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.

The man fatally shot has been identified as Joshua Sealy, 25, CMPD said. The identity of the second victim has not been released.

Police say the shootings happened shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday in the 1800 block of Prospect Drive, just east of the intersection of Interstate 85 and West Sugar Creek Road.

“The victim was pronounced deceased on the scene by Medic,” CMPD said in a release. “A short time later, a second victim from this incident arrived at a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.”

Investigators have not said how the two shootings are related and if there is a suspect.

Tips are being sought by police at 704-432-TIPS and Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.

This story was originally published December 10, 2020 at 5:47 AM.