1 person dead, another injured after shooting in southeast Charlotte, CMPD says

One person died following an apparent shooting in southeast Charlotte, police said on Monday.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said officers responded to reports of a shooting near the 7500 block of Creekridge Road, near Independence Boulevard, around 10:30 a.m. They found a witness and “evidence of a shooting,” but no victim.

Police said officers later learned of two people with gunshot wounds arrived at a nearby hospital. Hospital staff said one person died, and the other person suffered non-life-threatening injuries, CMPD said in a statement. Police said they are not looking for any suspects.

The identity of the deceased has not been released.

This story was originally published January 25, 2021 at 12:32 PM.

Amanda Zhou

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Amanda Zhou covers public safety for The Charlotte Observer and writes about crime and police reform. She joined The Observer in 2019 and helped cover the George Floyd protests in Charlotte in June 2020. Previously, she interned at the Indianapolis Star and Tampa Bay Times. She grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2019.