Yesterday, Barvas Street in northeast Charlotte was shattered when someone opened fire on a home, leaving a 16-year-old boy seriously wounded and a neighborhood on edge. Emergency crews rushed the teen to a hospital, where medics described his injuries as serious. Residents said the rapid bursts of gunfire followed by a heavy police response rattled the block and kept many neighbors outside, watching from their porches and driveways.
According to WCNC Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police were called to the Barvas Street home yesterday for reports of shots fired and found the wounded juvenile inside. Reporter Hank Lee noted that detectives quickly moved in, taping off the area, collecting shell casings and other evidence, and speaking with neighbors as they…..