Police investigating Charlotte’s 85th homicide of 2017 - a male dead in a field
Police are investigating Charlotte’s 85th homicide of 2017 – a male found dead in a west Charlotte field late Thursday.
Responding to a call of shots fired, police found the victim with a gunshot wound shortly after 9:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of Thomasboro Drive. Medic pronounced him dead at the scene. Thomasboro Drive is off Freedom Drive. The victim was found in a field, WSOC-TV reported.
CMPD is conducting a homicide investigation located in the 1300 block of Thomasboro Dr. 1 person has been pronounced deceased.
— CMPD News (@CMPD) December 15, 2017
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Joe Marusak: 704-358-5067, @jmarusak
This story was originally published December 14, 2017 at 10:56 PM with the headline "Police investigating Charlotte’s 85th homicide of 2017 - a male dead in a field."