Uptown shooting, two homicides reported in Charlotte during Easter weekend
One person was transported to the hospital after a shooting in uptown Charlotte on Sunday and two others were killed in separate incidents over the weekend.
The shooting in uptown occurred at approximately 8:47 p.m. on West Martin Luther King Boulevard, near Romare Bearden Park, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and MEDIC.
The victim is an unidentified man who was shot once and transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
In addition to the shooting in Uptown, CMPD is investigating two homicides. One took place Friday; the other was Sunday.
An unidentified person on Friday was found dead close to a busy area near airport hotels and Interstate 85 in west Charlotte. Police have since ruled the death a homicide.
On Sunday shortly after 9:12 p.m., officers arrived at Metals Drive in the North Tryon Division after an assault with a deadly weapon with injury call and found a man who had been shot. Medics arrived and pronounced the man, who was identified as 39-year-old Steven Lowe II, dead.
Anyone with information about the crimes is encouraged to call CMPD’s tip line at 704-432-TIPS to speak with a Homicide Unit detective or leave information anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
This story was originally published April 18, 2022 at 10:19 AM.
