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Charlotte police respond to the second fatal shooting of the day on Saturday

Police were at the scene Saturday afternoon, Aug. 5, 2023, of Charlotte’s second homicide of the day.
Police were at the scene Saturday afternoon, Aug. 5, 2023, of Charlotte’s second homicide of the day. File

Police were at the scene Saturday afternoon of Charlotte’s second homicide of the day.

A person was killed in the 3700 block of Tipperary Place, police said about 4:30 p.m. That’s off Shamrock Drive east of Eastway Drive.

Officers found a person with a gunshot wound, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release Saturday night. MEDIC pronounced the person dead on scene, police said.

“At this time, (CMPD) detectives are not looking for a suspect,” according to the news release.

Police haven’t publicly identified the victim yet.

CMPD also hasn’t said if the day’s two cases are related.

Earlier Saturday, officers found a person with a gunshot wound in the 8900 block of Firestreak Drive, according to a CMPD news release.

That’s off Mount Holly-Huntersville Road east of Mountain Island Lake in northwest Charlotte.

The person was shot about 3:30 a.m., police said on Twitter. Medic pronounced the person dead at the scene, according to CMPD.

Police described the shooting as domestic-related but provided no further details about the circumstances.

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This story was originally published August 5, 2023 at 5:19 PM.

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