CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man is dead following a shooting in west Charlotte Thursday evening, Medic tweeted.
The paramedic agency confirmed the deadly shooting happened just before 6 p.m. Thursday along Avalon Avenue, near the Enderly Park neighborhood.
Officials said one person was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Friday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department identified the victim as 26-year-old Daquarius Malik Jackson, saying his family was notified of his death.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information can call a CMPD homicide detective at 705-432-TIPS. Anonymous tips can be shared online with Crime Stoppers or by calling 704-334-1600.
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