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Auto repair shop owner shot and killed 6:26 AM

06:26 AM EDT on Monday, April 14, 2008

By WCNC Staff
E-mail Us: 6NEWS@WCNC.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A Charlotte business owner is gunned down and killed, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are looking for the shooter.

Witnesses tell police a car pulled up to an auto repair shop, shots were fired from the car, and then the car sped off. Officers say 35-year-old Gregorio Hernandez was found dead when they arrived on the scene. Hernandez was the owner of "Greg"s Automotive" on Albemarle Road in east Charlotte.

Officers from the Hickory Grove Division received the call that someone was shot shortly after 8 p.m. Friday.

Donny Griffin, a friend of the victim, arrived at the scene just after the shooting.

"He was a good person, he could give his shirt off his back," Griffin said. "He would help, he would give the last dollar in his pocket."

Police have no suspects or a motive in the case. They're asking for anyone with information about this shooting to call CrimeStoppers at 704-334-1600. And, just a reminder, you can leave your tips anonymously.