CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a homicide on Strider Drive in southeast Charlotte.
Police responded to an assist medic call around 3:30 a.m. early Thursday morning. At the scene on Strider Drive, police found 23-year-old Nataly Martinez unresponsive. Martinez was taken to the hospital with a life-threatening condition.
However, police at the scene quickly learned that Martinez's condition "may not have been natural."
After bringing in homicide detectives to conduct an investigation, police determined that Martinez's boyfriend, 25-year-old Freddy Renteria, was the sole suspect in causing her life-threatening condition.
Martinez died on Thursday at the hospital and Renteria's warrant was updated to murder. After an autopsy was conducted, the preliminary results confirmed homicide.
During CMPD's attempt to arrest Renteria outside of their jurisdiction, he tried to take his life and was taken to a nearby hospital.
Police are not looking for any other suspects in this case.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
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