Police searching for 2nd person in uptown Charlotte shooting that hospitalized 2 teens

Officers are still searching for a second suspect in an uptown shooting that hospitalized two teen girls Saturday night, police said.

Paramedics took the 15-year-old and 17-year-old to the hospital with life-threatening injuries at about 11 p.m., according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

Officers Saturday arrested one juvenile and found a gun at the scene on South Church Street near Romare Bearden Park, police said.

While violent crime in Charlotte has dropped in 2023, shootings have escalated by 2% — and shootings involving juvenile suspects have risen by 32%, according to CMPD.

Anyone with information can call CMPD at 704-432-8477 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

This story was originally published November 13, 2023 at 4:36 PM.

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