Male suffers life-threatening injuries in south Charlotte shooting, CMPD says

Editor’s note: The victim, 19-year-old Raquan Smith, died Feb. 23, according to a police news release on March 1, 2022. A juvenile suspect has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, police said.

A shooting that left a male with life-threatening injuries is under investigation in south Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.

The identity of the victim has not yet been released.

It happened around 2:54 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, in the 3600 block of Annlin Avenue. The area is the Colonial Village, near the intersection of South Boulevard and Scaleybark Road.

“Upon arrival, officers located a male with an apparent gunshot wound,” CMPD said. “Medic transported the male to Atrium Main with life threatening injuries.”

Details of what led to the shooting shave not been released.

This story was originally published February 23, 2022 at 6:47 AM.