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Suspect in Charlotte shooting arrested in Concord

Concord police said a suspect wanted in connection with a Charlotte shooting was taken into custody at a home on Collingswood Drive Tuesday morning.

CONCORD, N.C. — A suspect wanted in connection with a Charlotte shooting was taken into custody Tuesday morning in Concord, police said. 

The Concord Police Department tweeted that officers were at a home on Collingswood Drive, just off Central Drive near Highway 29 and Highway 73. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police confirmed officers were searching for Lavender Jay Sinclair, who had outstanding warrants for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with a shooting in Charlotte. 

Concord SWAT officers were called to the scene and were able to take Sinclair into custody without further incident. 

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