Police find body near Charlotte apartment complex; investigation underway
Police are at the scene of a homicide in northwest Charlotte on Thursday afternoon.
Just after 2 p.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police detectives responded to a call about a shooting and found a person with a gunshot wound in the 3100 block of Southwest Boulevard, according to a police news release.
That is an apartment complex near Burbank Drive.
CMPD didn’t say if investigators are searching for a suspect or know a motive behind the shooting.
Police urged anyone with information about the shooting to call CMPD Detective Christian Sinnott at 704-432-8477 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tips line at 704-334-1600.
According to a Charlotte Observer database, there have been at least 74 homicides in the city this year.
This is a developing story.
This story was originally published August 11, 2022 at 4:33 PM.