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Woman shoots, kills stranger who was inside her house, CMPD says

According to police, the homeowner called 911 at around 5:20 a.m. saying she arrived home and shot a woman she did not know who was inside of her home.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A woman shot and killed a person she said was inside her northwest Charlotte house when she got home early Tuesday morning, police said. 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to a home on Porter Street a little before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday after the homeowner called 911 and said she shot a stranger inside her house. According to CMPD, the caller stayed on the phone with a 911 dispatcher and interviewed with detectives after officers arrived at the scene. 

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The person who was shot died at the scene, Medic confirmed. CMPD has since identified the deceased as 25-year-old Tyra Crosby. 

CMPD said Stephanie Alexander, 51, was taken to the Law Enforcement Center in Uptown Charlotte and spoke to homicide detectives. She was then charged with voluntary manslaughter and taken into custody. 

There is no threat to the public and CMPD isn't looking for any additional suspects in this case. 

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