CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person was killed in a homicide in northeast Charlotte Thursday afternoon, police said.
According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, the homicide happened at the intersection of Paces Oaks Boulevard and East W.T. Harris Boulevard in University City. Officers initially responded to a shooting around 3:20 p.m. When officers got to the area, they found a man lying beside a car who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. CMPD identified the victim as 23-year-old Li Y.
A neighbor said they saw someone suspicious in the area before the shooting. They said they saw a man in a red hooded sweatshirt near the neighborhood's entrance asking people for rides and cigarettes. The neighbor left the area and when they came back, the man in the red shirt was gone, replaced by crime scene investigators.
No further details have been provided by police. Anyone with information about this shooting or any other crime is asked to call CMPD's Crime Stoppers tip line at 704-334-1600. You can also call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly with a homicide detective. All calls are anonymous.
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