{"id":175,"date":"2026-05-15T09:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=175"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:37:57","slug":"gunfire-in-the-middle-of-the-night-kills-one-person-wounds-a-second-cmpd-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=175","title":{"rendered":"Gunfire in the middle of the night kills one person, wounds a second, CMPD says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 911 call just before 2 a.m. Friday led police to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlottenc.gov\/cmpd\/News-Information\/Newsroom\/Homicide-Investigation-in-the-North-Tryon-Division-05.15.26\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">two people with gunshot wounds<\/a>, one of them dead, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=173\">CMPD raids east Charlotte gambling arcade, seizes nearly $40,000 and 62 devices<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The shootings happened in the 1200 block of Weldon Avenue, just south of The Plaza. The residential neighborhood is near Eastway Drive, maps show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon arrival, officers discovered two victims who had sustained apparent gunshot wounds. MEDIC pronounced one victim deceased on scene,\u201d police said in a May 15 news release.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=171\">Carolina Panthers release 2026 NFL schedule. Here\u2019s where and when they play<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second victim was transported to a local hospital to be treated for apparent non-life-threatening injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Identities of the two people have not been released.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the CMPD Homicide Unit at 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective. Anonymous tips can be offered by calling Charlotte Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/charlotterelocationguide.com\/?p=169\">Growth jolt: Charlotte added more people over the past year than any other US city<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>911 call just before 2 a.m. leads police to two people with gunshot wounds, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say. 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