CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person has been killed following a shooting Sunday morning in north Charlotte, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reports.
According to police, the shooting happened in the 1100 block of Mona Drive at around 11:06 a.m. When police arrived on the scene they located a man with an apparent gunshot wound inside the home on Mona Drive.
The man was transported to the hospital by Medic with life-threatening injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital. He has since been identified as 33-year-old Christopher Demarcus Washington. His family has been notified of his death.
At around 11:14 a.m., an additional victim arrived at Atrium Health - Carolinas Medical Center with an apparent gunshot wound. Early evidence suggests that this victim was also shot on Mona Drive. This victim has non-life-threatening injuries, police report.
Homicide Unit detectives responded to the scene to conduct an investigation while Crime Scene Search responded to process the scene and collect physical evidence. Representatives of the CMPD’s Operations Command, CFD, and Medic also responded to the scene.
CMPD detectives have charged Charles Edward Smith, 33, for the murder of Christopher Washington. After being identified as a suspect, he was located and arrested without incident Sunday.
He was interviewed by detectives and transferred to the custody of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office where he was charged with Murder, Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, and Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective. Detective Carter is the lead detective assigned to this case. The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.