Two fatally shot in north Charlotte as Christmas week killings reach 5, CMPD says

Two adults were found fatally shot Wednesday evening in north Charlotte, bringing the city’s Christmas week death toll to five, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say.

The victims were identified as David Victor Bruce, 59, and Julia Rena McManus, 50, CMPD reported.

Investigators are treating the case as both a death investigation and a homicide investigation, reported the Observer’s news partner WBTV.

The victims were found around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Thornberry Apartments community, near the 9900 block of Brickleberry Lane, CMPD said in a news release. That’s in the University City North area, off W. Mallard Creek Church Road.

When officers arrived, they found two adults with apparent gunshot wounds, CMPD said. Both people were pronounced dead at the scene by officers, CMPD said.

The bodies were found when a relative of one of the victims went to the home, according to WBTV.

There were no signs of forced entry into the home and investigators are not sure how long the two had been dead, WBTV reported.

Charlotte has seen other fatal shootings this week, including two men killed within an hour at opposite ends of the city Tuesday night. The other fatal shooting was Monday evening, near the 5800 block of Farm Pond Lane in the Hickory Grove area, CMPD said.

This story was originally published December 24, 2020 at 5:54 AM.