CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person is dead and others were injured following a shooting near an apartment complex in southwest Charlotte overnight Friday, officials said.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call along Apex Landing Way, just off West Tyvola Road where two people were found with gunshot wounds.
Both victims were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, with one of those victims later dying at the hospital, police said.
The deceased victim in this case has been identified as 18-year-old Jah’Zir Elijah Jackson. His next of kin have been notified.
Medic confirmed a third victim was taken to the hospital, though the cause of the hospitalization was not made public.
WCNC Charlotte saw a total of five damaged cars at the scene, but police did not confirm whether or not the vehicle was related to the shooting.
Police have charged 18-year-old Al-Terrik Bogar in connection to the case.
He is charged with attempted murder, discharging a firearm into an occupied property and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
Officers are not currently looking for additional suspects in this case, however, the investigation is active and ongoing.
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