Person ‘accidentally’ shot himself at a Charlotte mall, police say
A person accidentally shot himself at SouthPark mall in south Charlotte on Saturday, police said.
On Twitter, Medic confirmed taking a patient “with serious injuries from this scene,” and referred questions to police.
About 4:45 p.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said on Twitter that officers responding to the mall found a male “suffering from a self-inflicted gun shot wound.”
Police clarified the post about four minutes later, describing what happened as “an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound.”
“There is no threat to the public or search for any suspects,” police said on Twitter.
CMPD did not say if the male was an adult or a minor, or where at or in the mall the incident occurred.
This is a developing story.
This story was originally published February 26, 2022 at 6:15 PM.