CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A teenager was shot and killed in Ballantyne on Tuesday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.
Multiple agencies responded to a reported to a welfare check call at an apartment complex on Wynhollow Downs Lane, which is near the intersection of Ballantyne Commons Parkway and Lancaster Highway, around 8 a.m.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said the incident is being investigated as a homicide. Maj. J.D. Thomas said officers believed the victim was sleeping in a vehicle when they arrived. They quickly determined the person, who has since been identified as 17-year-old Aryan Singh Jaswal, had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Medic.
Thomas said investigators are trying to determine exactly when he was shot.
"This is a very quiet apartment complex," he said. "It's very unusual for us to have a crime like this out here."
Anyone with information is asked to call Charlotte Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. Witnesses may also call 704-432-TIPS to speak directly with homicide detectives.
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