Police ID suspect after shooting victim crashed at Charlotte fire station to seek help
A person who was shot multiple times at a nightspot north of uptown Charlotte early Saturday got in a vehicle and then crashed into a nearby fire station, where firefighters provided treatment, police said.
The person died at the hospital, according to WCNC and WSOC. Police on Monday identified the victim as 34-year-old Horace Mccorey.
On Twitter Tuesday, police said they issued an arrest warrant charging 33-year-old Cordero Ardrey with murder. Police urged anyone who sees Ardrey or knows of his whereabouts “to exercise caution and call 911, immediately.”
Mccorey was shot at about 4 a.m. at Mooney’s Lounge on North Graham Street and knew the fire station was near, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release.
Despite suffering multiple gunshot wounds that caused life-threatening injuries, Mccorey managed to drive two-tenths of a mile to Charlotte Fire Department station 11 in the 600 block of West 28th Street police said. He crashed into the fire station garage door, according to CMPD.
Firefighters immediately treated Mccorey before they and Medic paramedics drove him to Carolinas Medial Center, police said.
Police released no further details about the shooting, including whether the shooting happened in the lounge or outside.
CMPD said the case was “active and ongoing.”
A man who answered an Observer reporter’s call on the lounge’s cellphone line Saturday morning said the lounge closes at 2:30 a.m. and was surprised to learn someone had been shot. He refused to identify himself.
The lounge hosted its weekly “Ladies Night Karaoke” on Friday night, according to its calendar on Facebook.
Anyone with information is asked to call CMPD homicide Detective Adam Planty at 704-432-8477 or leave an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip at 704-334-1600.
This story was originally published June 12, 2021 at 11:44 AM.