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Person shot near Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte

It happened around 8 p.m. Thursday night.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A person is in the hospital Thursday night after a shooting near a Charlotte school.

Medic confirmed to WCNC Charlotte crews responded around 8 p.m. along Beatties Ford Road, near the Northwest School School of the Arts. The patient they found was taken to a hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.

Further details about what may have unfolded have not been shared yet by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

WCNC Charlotte has asked Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools if any students, parents, or faculty and staff members were impacted by the shooting. A public version of the school's event calendar indicates a fall art show was set to wind down around 8:30 p.m.

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