1 injured in shooting at Charlotte high school; no students involved, police say
Police are investigating a shooting that followed a fight between workers on the grounds of Julius L. Chambers High School on Tuesday afternoon.
Chambers High was not in session when shots were fired at about 2:50 p.m., but it went under a “modified lockdown” when students arrived for football tryouts around 3:30 p.m., said Chambers High principal Gregory Hicks in a message sent to families.
The two workers were repairing the track when they began fighting and one shot the other in the arm, Hicks said.
The wounded worker drove himself to the hospital, and the shooter reported the incident to police after leaving campus, Hicks said.
No students or juveniles were present during the shooting, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department..
At 5:30 p.m., students who came to campus for tryouts were being held in the gym for an indoor workout, Hicks said in his message. Outdoor tryouts — which would have been near the track and football field — were canceled.
Officers had not released the names of the two individuals involved in the shooting.
The high school, located in the University City area, close to Interstate 85, has about 2,000 students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
This is a developing story.
Anna Maria Della Costa contributed to this report.
This story was originally published July 25, 2023 at 4:12 PM.
