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Man shot when uptown Charlotte restaurant argument continued on street, police say

A man was shot in uptown Charlotte after an argument in an EpiCentre restaurant continued onto College Street around 2 a.m. Sunday.

Multiple people were involved in a disturbance in the Redeye Diner in the Epicenter at 210 E. Trade St., according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Police say the people left the restaurant, but continued fighting outside. One man shot a handgun at another, hitting and injuring the second man on the 200 block of College Street.

The victim was taken to Carolinas Medical Center and is being treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot injury, police said.

The man who fired the handgun ran into a nearby parking deck where CMPD officers found and detained him and confiscated a firearm, police said.

The man’s identity has not yet been released.

This story was originally published April 28, 2019 at 9:45 AM with the headline "Man shot when uptown Charlotte restaurant argument continued on street, police say."

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Hannah Smoot reports on money and power for The Herald, covering York, Lancaster and Chester counties. She has been a reporter at The Herald since June 2017. Contact Hannah at 803-329-4068, hgsmoot@heraldonline.com or follow her on Twitter @hgsmoot.
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