CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charges will not be sought after a man was shot and killed at a QuikTrip gas station in northwest Charlotte Wednesday, detectives announced.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and Medic responded to a shooting at the QuikTrip at the intersection of Bellhaven Boulevard and Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road near Interstate 485 and North Carolina 16 around 10 a.m. Wednesday. CMPD said it originally responded to a larceny before shots were fired at the store.
Detectives said the suspect got into an argument with a customer at the gas pumps. This led to the customer pulling out a gun and shooting the person who confronted them, according to CMPD. The person who was killed was identified as 31-year-old David Joseph Leonhardt. He died at the scene.
The shooting happened near where Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road meets North Carolina 16, near Interstate 485.
"People just done care anymore," said Lynette Jewel, who lives close by. "A shooting at this time of day, it could have been anybody."
"You have a gentleman whose life will be changed forever, and now someone has to bury somebody because one person wanted to be an idiot," said Lynette.
CMPD said the man who shot and killed Leonhardt is cooperating with the investigation and there is no danger to the public. Charges will not be brought against that person.
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call Charlotte Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. Witnesses may also call 704-432-TIPS to speak directly with homicide detectives. All calls to Crime Stoppers are anonymous.
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