CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting west Charlotte Thursday evening led officers on a chase that ended when he drove them to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police headquarters in Uptown, detectives said.
CMPD responded to a shooting on Scottview Drive, which is near Wilkinson Boulevard, around 6:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found 53-year-old Robert Michael Long Jr. dead after he'd been shot. The suspect, identified as 48-year-old Dean Antonio Tate, then shot at another person and tried to kidnap her, according to detectives.
Tate's vehicle was spotted by CMPD officers in southwest Charlotte early Friday morning. When officers attempted to stop Tate, he allegedly refused to pull over and led officers on a chase that ended when Tate drove to CMPD headquarters in Uptown. He was arrested without further incident.
Tate is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle.
One of Long's cousins told WCNC Charlotte she will remember him as being intelligent, protective, and thoughtful, adding he was "deeply loved."
The investigation is still in the early stages. CMPD asks anyone with information about this incident to call Charlotte Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. Witnesses may also call 704-432-TIPS to speak with homicide detectives. All calls to Crime Stoppers are anonymous.
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