‘Chaos’: Hundreds were at pool party when gunfire erupted, killing 1

A deadly shooting at a north Charlotte house Sunday night started with a pool party that was booked through a peer-to-peer rental app called Swimply.

Channel 9’s Hunter Sáenz just spoke to the woman who lives in the house on Hucks Road near Old Statesville and Interstate 485.

She said she rented out her pool and wasn’t home when she got a call about a shooting. Richard Thomas, 20, died and four others were hurt. The renter, Serge Arnaud, said the event was allowed to have 200, but she estimated there were hundreds more partygoers at the pool. Vehicles packed her front and back yards. People under 21 wore wristbands, she said. Attendees were patted down, she said…

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