71-year-old woman dead, husband hospitalized after shooting at Charlotte home
One woman was fatally shot Wednesday night and a man was wounded at a north Charlotte home.
Police found the two in a home in the 1900 block of Newland Road at about 7:15 p.m., according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release.
The woman was identified as 71-year-old Santa Rodena Acevedo.
She was was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, and the wounded man was taken by Medic to Carolinas Medical Center. The Observer’s news partner, WBTV, said the man is Acevedo’s husband. Police have not identified him.
WSOC reports the two were shot inside their own home, and the wounded man is in critical condition at a hospital.
Newland Road is between Interstate 85 and Beatties Ford Road, north of LaSalle Street and the Lincoln Heights neighborhood park.
Officers were looking for additional witnesses late Wednesday. Police have released no other details.
Anyone with information should call police at 704-432-8477 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
This story was originally published April 3, 2019 at 9:53 PM.