Christmas morning shooting leaves one dead, two wounded in north Charlotte

Update: Bruce Japel Adams has been arrested in Georgia and charged with first degree murder in the death of Fredrick Antonio Edwards, CMPD announced Jan. 31. The original story is below.

One person was killed and two others were wounded in an early morning shooting on Christmas, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.

The man who died has been identified as 28-year-old Fredrick Antonio Edwards, CMPD said. The names of the two wounded have not been released.

Investigators have identified Bruce Japel Adams as the suspect in the case and he remains at large, CMPD reported Dec. 27. Adams is wanted on charges of first degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon, officials said.

The deadly shooting happened at around 2:13 a.m. in the 2200 block of Beatties Ford Road, a north Charlotte commercial area near the University Park Shopping Center.

“Officers responded to reports of someone shot... When officers arrived, they located two adult male victims with apparent gunshot wounds,” CMPD said in a news release.

MEDIC pronounced one of the victims dead at the scene, police said. The other man was taken to the hospital, while a third person who was shot made their own way to the hospital, police said. The two people in the hospital have non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Details of how the shootings are connected were not released.

CMPD is asking anyone with information to call the Homicide Unit at 704-432-8477 and speak to a detective.

“The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or charlottecrimestoppers.com,” CMPD said.

This story was originally published December 25, 2021 at 5:26 AM.