2 people injured in Saturday morning shooting in west Charlotte

One person sustained life-threatening injuries in a Saturday morning shooting in west Charlotte, according to the Mecklenburg EMS Agency. A second person was injured in a related shooting a few streets down the road.

Officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to reports of a shooting on two streets near Freedom Drive and Little Rock Road around 8:30 a.m., the Charlotte Observer’s news partner WSOC-TV reported.

The first victim was found on Glenmoor Drive and taken to Atrium Health’s Carolina Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, according to the EMS agency. The second victim was found on the neighboring Waterrock Road with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Observer has contacted the Mecklenburg EMS Agency seeking more information on the shootings.

Nick Sullivan

The Charlotte Observer

Nick Sullivan is the city reporter for The Charlotte Observer. Before moving to the Queen City, he covered the Arizona Department of Education for The Arizona Republic, where he received national recognition for investigative reporting from the Education Writers Association. He also covered K-12 schools at The Colorado Springs Gazette. When he’s not on the clock, he’s probably eating his weight in brisket at Midwood Smokehouse.