CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person was killed and another was seriously injured in a shooting east Charlotte Thursday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.
According to CMPD, officers were called to a report of shots fired in the 3400 block of Denson Place, just off Tipperary Place. When police got to the area, they found a woman shot to death inside a car. Police also found a male suspect and a witness at a nearby home. According to CMPD, the suspect and witness were in some type of argument and the suspect suffered minor injuries.
Police said the preliminary investigation revealed the suspect and victim had a previous relationship. Detectives are not looking for any other suspects at this time. Medic originally said they were responding to a reported crash. CMPD clarified they were investigating the incident as a homicide.
CMPD has not identified the victim or suspect at this time.
The homicide is the second deadly shooting in Charlotte overnight. A 5-year-old girl died after she was shot inside her family's northeast Charlotte home around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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