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Man fatally shot during armed robbery in east Charlotte early Sunday, police say

A man was killed in an east Charlotte NC shooting early Sunday.
A man was killed in an east Charlotte NC shooting early Sunday. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A man was killed in an east Charlotte shooting early Sunday, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.

Around 1 a.m., officers responded to an armed robbery call for service in the 1900 block of Eastway Drive, CMPD said in a news release. At the scene, officers found a male who was fatally shot, the release said.

The victim’s name has not yet been released.

No other information was released, and investigators have not identified a suspect.

Police urge anyone with information about the homicide to call the CMPD homicide unit at 704-432-8477 or anonymously on the Crime Stoppers tip line at 704-334-1600.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Cailyn Derickson
The Herald
Cailyn Derickson is a city government and politics reporter for The Herald, covering York, Chester and Lancaster counties. Cailyn graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has previously worked at The Pilot and The News and Observer.
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