CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY/WNCN) — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is investigating its fourth homicide in less than 24 hours after a man was shot dead in the parking lot of Coyote Joe’s in west Charlotte early Sunday morning.
According to CMPD, around 1:25 a.m., off-duty officers working in the 4600 block of Wilkinson Blvd. responded to the sound of shots fired in the parking lot. The officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, who was pronounced dead at the scene by Medic.
A WJZY photojournalist who went to the scene reported the incident took place in the parking lot of Coyote Joe’s.
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“This has been a particularly, and tragically, violent weekend in Charlotte with four homicides in less than four hours. That’s four victims, that’s four families who are grieving,” said Major Dave Johnson with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
The start to the violent weekend came early Saturday morning when officers responded to a deadly assault from blunt force trauma after an altercation on the 1300 block of Wembley Drive…