One dead after a shooting early Sunday in southwest Charlotte, CMPD says
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are investigating a weekend shooting that left one person dead, the department said in a statement Sunday.
Police responded to the 7900 block of Shady Oak Trail in the Starmount Forest neighborhood about 2 a.m. Sunday, CMPD said, after reports of “multiple shots fired” and found a person with a gunshot wound. The person was taken to a hospital and died there, according to CMPD.
No other details were immediately available from authorities.
The investigation is ongoing, CMPD said.
Anyone with information is asked to call CMPD at 704-432-8477 or contact Crime Stoppers by calling 704-334-1600 or visiting charlottecrimestoppers.com.
This marks Charlotte’s 89th homicide this year, according to a CMPD database. Observer data show it’s the 91st.
This story was originally published October 17, 2022 at 9:47 AM.
