Charlotte police shoot, kill man pointing gun at another person outside home
Police shot and killed a man who was pointing a gun at someone outside of a Charlotte home on Saturday.
Multiple officers fired at the person after he ignored their “repeated verbal commands” to drop the gun, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release.
Officers then followed the person as he “retreated” into the home in the 1500 block of Catherine Simmons Avenue in north Charlotte, police said in the release. The person was suffering from gunshot wounds, police said, and officers immediately applied first aid to him.
Medics arrived and pronounced the person dead, according to CMPD.
Police haven’t released the name of the person they shot.
No officers were hurt, police said.
Initial call for service
Officers responded to the area because of a call about a shooting just after 6 a.m., CMPD said.
Two people had been fighting, Chief Johnny Jennings told reporters at the scene, according to a CMPD interview posted on X
Police heard more gunshots as they arrived, and that’s when they saw the person pointing the gun at someone, according to the news release.
“At some point it was indicated that the individual did raise the firearm, and officers at that time did fire multiple shots,” Jennings said.
The SBI is investigating the fatal shooting by police, CMPD said
The CMPD internal affairs bureau will conduct a separate but parallel investigation. That’s standard procedure when an officer shoots someone, police said.
Police urged anyone with information about the case to call the Crime Stoppers anonymous tips line at 704-334-1600 or leave an anonymous message at Charlotte Crime Stoppers.com.
East Charlotte homicide
Police also investigated a fatal shooting in east Charlotte. There’s no evidence the two incidents are linked.
Officers found a person with a gunshot wound just after 10:30 p.m. Friday in the 5600 block of Paces Glen Avenue, according to a CMPD news release. That’s off Albemarle and Reddman roads.
Officers declared the person dead at the scene.
A second person who’d been shot drove to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Police haven’t named those who were shot or released any other details about the shooting.
CMPD urged anyone with information about the shooting to call the homicide unit at 704-432-8477 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tips line at 704-334-1600. An anonymous message also can be left at Charlotte Crime Stoppers.com.
This story was originally published December 16, 2023 at 10:53 AM.