Police Investigate Shooting Death in Charlotte

SHOOTING_01Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers have launched an investigation in the shooting death of a man found in the backyard of a house on Elswick Lane.

Officers responding to the service call at 5:23 a.m. found the victim dead with a gunshot wound in a home’s backyard in the 1500 block of Elswick Lane, off Freedom Drive.

The victim was pronounced dead by Medic at the scene.

No information on who the victim is has been released.

Police detectives were canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses to the crime. They ask anyone with information on the incident call police (704-432-8477) or Crime Stoppers (704-334-1600).

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