CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating after a man was shot and killed in east Charlotte overnight Sunday.
Officers responded to a call about an armed robbery along Eastway Drive, not far from Kilborne Drive, just before 1 a.m. A man was found dead at the scene from a gunshot wound, according to police.
The victim has since been identified as 21-year-old Ever-Danilo Gonzales-Avila. CMPD said the case has been classified as a "justified homicide."
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