Police search for clues in fatal Monroe shooting

Monroe police are asking for the public’s help in finding the person who fatally shot a 28-year-old man shortly after midnight Saturday morning.

Steven Smith was shot multiple times outside a home in the 300 block of East Green Street, police said.

While responding to the Maurice Street-Green Street area in reference to a gunshot victim, police said they received a call from Carolinas Medical Center-Union regarding a patient with multiple gunshot wounds.

Smith was in critical condition at the hospital and was airlifted to CMC-Main in Charlotte, where he died, police said.

Investigators spoke with witnesses at the hospital and said Tuesday they are still collecting information about the shooting.

Anyone with information about what happened is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-283-5600 or the Monroe Police Department at 704-282-4700.

This story was originally published May 5, 2015 at 12:36 PM with the headline "Police search for clues in fatal Monroe shooting."