Shooting near Charlotte school leaves one dead, suspect remains at large

Police identified the man who died in a shooting near a school in north Charlotte.

Carl George Brown, 54, was shot dead along Julia Avenue — a street adjacent to J.T. Williams Secondary Montessori school — Friday morning, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release. The street is lined with several churches and apartment homes.

Police have not identified a suspect after continuing the investigation into the weekend. It is not yet clear what caused the shooting — which is now one of more than 30 homicides in Charlotte so far this year, according to CMPD.

Anyone with information can call CMPD at 704-432-TIPS or use 704-334-1600 or charlottecrimestoppers.com to leave information anonymously.

Julia Coin

The Charlotte Observer

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Julia Coin covers courts, legal issues, police and public safety around Charlotte and is part of the Pulitzer-finalist team that covered Tropical Storm Helene in North Carolina. As the Observer’s breaking news reporter, she unveiled how fentanyl infiltrated local schools. Michigan-born and Florida-raised, she studied journalism at the University of Florida, where she covered statewide legislation, sexual assault on campus and Hurricane Ian in her hometown of Sanibel Island. Support my work with a digital subscription