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1 person dead, 2 others injured in north Charlotte shooting early Sunday, officers say

CMPD said it responded to a shots fired call just before 4 a.m. Sunday along Springview Road near Martin Luther King Middle School.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in north Charlotte early Sunday, police said. 

Medic and Charlotte firefighters initially responded to calls of shots fired around 4 a.m. along Springview Road near Martin Luther King Middle School. When paramedics arrived, they found three people who had been shot. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers were called to the scene, where one of the victims, identified as 43-year-old Jeffrey Bernard Lineberger II, was pronounced dead. 

The other victims were rushed to a Charlotte hospital for treatment. Investigators have not released their identities. 

Any person with information about this shooting or any other crime is asked to call CMPD's Crime Stoppers tip line at 704-334-1600. Witnesses may also call 704-432-TIPS to speak directly with CMPD homicide detectives. 

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