A 911 call about multiple people shot just outside uptown Charlotte led police to three victims in the Belmont area, according to a news release.
Damario Arkel Moore, 26, died at the hospital, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said. The other victims’ identities have not been released.
It happened around 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, in the 800 block of Seigle Avenue, CMPD said. The neighborhood is northeast of the Interstate 277-Independence Boulevard interchange, near Piedmont Open IB Middle School.
“Officers located multiple victims with apparent gunshot wounds. Three victims were transported by MEDIC to a local hospital where one male victim was pronounced deceased,” CMPD said.
“The other two victims had non-life threatening injuries.”
Details of a suspect and motive have not been released.
Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 704-432-TIPS. Anonymous tips can be offered through Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com.
Mark Price is a state reporter for The Charlotte Observer and McClatchy News outlets in North Carolina. He joined the network of newspapers in 1991 at The Charlotte Observer, covering beats including schools, crime, immigration, LGBTQ issues, homelessness and nonprofits. He graduated from the University of Memphis with majors in journalism and art history, and a minor in geology.
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
