Crime & Courts

Person shot in Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood neighborhood on Saturday, MEDIC says

Police are investigating a shooting near this intersection in Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood neighborhood on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025.
Police are investigating a shooting near this intersection in Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood neighborhood on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Street View image from November 2024. © 2025 Google

Police are investigating a shooting in Charlotte’s Plaza Midwood neighborhood Saturday that left a person hospitalized with what MEDIC said were life-threatening injuries.

The person was shot just before 9 a.m. near the intersection of Central Avenue and Morningside Drive, according to MEDIC.

The shooting happened in a shopping center near the intersection, Charlotte Observer news partner WSOC reported.

Police released no details about the shooting.

This is a developing story.

This story was originally published August 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM.

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