CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a homicide early Saturday morning in north Charlotte.
The homicide happened near Faith Liberation Community Christian Church at the intersection of Moretz Avenue and Lucena Street around 6:30 a.m.
CMPD said its officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon with injury call. When they arrived, they found a victim who had been shot. That victim, later identified as 46-year-old Leon Miller Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene.
CMPD considers this homicide investigation as active and ongoing. Anyone with information about the homicide are asked to contact CMPD at 704-432-TIPS or contact Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
This is the second homicide that CMPD is investigating on Saturday. CMPD also released a statement about a homicide investigation in northeast Charlotte shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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