CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide/ADW Unit are conducting a homicide investigation at the Independence Division. The call for service came in at 9:58 a.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2013.
Independence Division patrol officers responded to the call and located a male subject inside an apartment suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced deceased on scene by the Medic. The victim’s identity has not yet been released but will when the family has been notified.
Detectives with the Homicide Unit are canvassing the neighborhood to determine whether there are any witnesses to this incident. The investigation is in its early stages. As additional information develops, it will be released by CMPD Public Affairs.
Crime Scene Search responded to the call for service to process the scene and collect physical evidence. Representatives of the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Homicide Prosecution Team, Real Time Crime Center, and the Vice and Gang Unit responded to the scene.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit Detective. Detective Greenly is the lead detective assigned to the case. The public can also call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or visit the Crime Stoppers mobile app website at http://charlottecrimestoppers.
