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Deadly shooting, house fire under investigation in north Charlotte, police say

Relatives say their loved one was shot and killed after going to a neighbors home when a fire broke out inside his, but another man says a burglary was underway.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Officials are investigating a deadly shooting and a house fire that happened in a north Charlotte neighborhood Monday night.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to a shooting call around 11:30 p.m. along Highlander Court, just off Gibbon Road, where they found a victim with a gunshot wound. The victim died at the scene.

Relatives of Saphankham Insomphou said he was killed in that shooting when he went to his neighbors home, after a fire broke out inside his. 

"The neighbor, you know, if something happen, you usually go neighbor," a relative said.

But a police report detailing the neighbors perspective, shares a different view.

According to the report released by CMPD, a man, not identified by police, called 911 to report a burglary and an assault with a deadly weapon before the shots were fired.

While police have not released any more information regarding the incident, police scanner traffic picked up some discussion by investigators.

“Patient walked into the caller's home and the caller shot the patient," a speaker said.

As the investigation continues, Mark Jetton, a criminal defense attorney not connected to the case, said if the facts show there was cause for concern, the homeowner likely had a right to 'stand their ground' in North Carolina.

"Someone's breaking in your home, it is automatically given that there's subjective fear in that person's mindset," Jetton said. "So, they can use lethal force.”

Investigators are still working to piece together exactly what happened.

Officials also haven't shared what could've led to the fire. Medic said another person, identified by relatives as Insomphou's sister to WCNC Charlotte, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. 

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