Two shot near uptown and taken to CMC with serious injuries

Two people were shot Friday night and taken to Carolinas Medical Center with serious wounds, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.

The shooting took place about 9:50 p.m. in the 1400 block of Oaklawn Avenue, at the intersection with Burton Street just north of uptown, police said. Medic tweeted that the two people faced life-threatening injuries.

Details on the shootings are sketchy. Police have not released names, or what may have caused the incident. David Perlmutt

This story was originally published April 22, 2016 at 10:27 PM with the headline "Two shot near uptown and taken to CMC with serious injuries."