Host who organized deadly Charlotte pool party shooting helped police identify suspect

The organizer of a north Charlotte pool party that ended in a deadly mass shooting told Channel 9 she never expected violence, as warrants show how social media tips helped the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department identify a murder suspect.

The search warrant explains how detectives narrowed in on a suspect after the March 22 pool party.

Five people were shot at the backyard pool party on Hucks Road in north Charlotte. R.J. Thomas died from a gunshot wound…

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