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Man shot, killed inside Steele Creek apartment, CMPD says
CHARLOTTE — A man was shot and killed early Monday morning inside his apartment in Steele Creek, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. Officers were called around 1:30 a.m. to Rachel Freeman Way. When they arrived, the found the victim shot inside an apartment. It’s not clear what led up...
2 arrested after high-risk search warrant served in Gastonia
GASTONIA, N.C. (WBTV) - Two people were arrested after a high-risk search warrant was served in Gastonia Friday. Officers served the warrant at a home on Cape Breton Trail. According to arrest warrants, officers found and arrested two people wanted in connection with an armed robbery. One person was robbed...
One seriously hurt after northwest Charlotte shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One person is seriously hurt after a shooting in northwest Charlotte late Saturday night. According to MEDIC, the shooting happened just before midnight on Lasalle Street. An ambulance could be seen leaving the area with a police escort. MEDIC said the person who was shot was...
Overnight: Deadly shooting in southwest Charlotte
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A homicide investigation is underway following a deadly shooting in southwest Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said Monday. Officers responded to calls regarding the incident around 1:30 p.m. near 8900 Rachel Freeman in west Charlotte. A man was found suffering from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on scene. There is no […]
Charlotte Rocked by Back-to-Back Shootings, Police Investigating Consecutive Night Incidents with Victims in Serious Condition
A stark sequence of gun violence has unfolded in Charlotte over two consecutive nights, leaving multiple individuals grappling with the aftermath of unexpected aggression. The first of these incidents occurred on Friday night, just after 8 p.m., along Katelyn Drive in the northern sector of the city. According to WSOC-TV, MEDIC reported that one person was seriously injured and subsequently taken to Atrium Main, facing life-threatening injuries as a result of the shooting.
Find a fugitive: 10-year-old Charlotte cold case with $5K reward
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Queen City News needs your help to “Find A Fugitive,” a ten-year-old cold case with a hefty reward of up to $5000. Rashad Porter was shot and killed on July 13th, 2014. He was attending a house party on Major Street in NW Charlotte with around 100 people attending when […]
Man pleads guilty years after deadly shooting of pregnant Charlotte woman
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nearly five years after 28-year-old Aiesha Shantel Summers was shot and killed in Charlotte, the man accused of killing her and her unborn child pleaded guilty. On Aug. 12, 2019, CMPD officers responded to an apartment complex after a reported shooting and found Summers, who had...
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