CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person was killed and another was injured in an overnight shooting in west Charlotte, police said.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to a reported shooting along Southwest Boulevard, near the Birch Townhomes community, just after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. When officers arrived, they found two people who had been shot.
One of the victims died at the scene, Medic confirmed. The second victim was rushed to a nearby hospital and is currently listed in critical condition.
One neighbor said she talked to the woman who lives in the apartment where the shooting happened.
"She and her family were sitting in the living room and someone kicked the door in," the neighbor said. "She ran upstairs to the bedroom and he followed her up and said he was shot."
Other neighbors said they initially thought it was just fireworks when suddenly everything got quiet. One person said she turned down the TV and things got eerily quiet. Next thing she knew, police cars and ambulances sped into the neighborhood.
"By the time I got to the front window he was already laying on my front steps," they said. "At first they had to check the wounds. He had one on the side by his kidney, one toward his back, maybe on his arm. They kept telling him, 'Stay with me, stay with me.'"
CMPD hasn't released any suspect information at this time and it's unclear if anyone has been arrested. Detectives were at the scene looking for potential witnesses to the shooting.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Charlotte Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. Witnesses may also call 704-432-TIPS to speak anonymously with a homicide detective.
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