Charlotte police respond to the second fatal shooting of the day on Saturday
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.
This story was originally published August 5, 2023 at 5:19 PM.