CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person was seriously injured in a shooting that happened near uptown late Wednesday morning, officials said.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police responded to a reported shooting in the area of Cherry Street, near Central Piedmont Community College, around 11 a.m. The victim was rushed to Novant Presbyterian with serious injuries, according to Medic.
Detectives said the shooting was the result of an argument between the victim and a person she knew. The suspect was later arrested near the intersection of Kings Drive and East 3rd Street, on the CPCC campus. The shooting did not take place on campus.
The suspect, who hasn't been identified, was arrested at that time. CMPD officers also recovered a gun believed to be the one used in the shooting. The CPCC campus was given the all-clear shortly after 11:30 a.m.
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