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Police: 1 dead after shooting in west Charlotte

Medic took the victim to the hospital where they died shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person is dead after a shooting in west Charlotte early Sunday morning, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. 

Officers responded to a call about a person shot along Queen City Drive near Billy Graham Parkway just before 1:30 a.m.

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Police said 25-year-old Christopher McGill was found at the scene with a gunshot wound, police said. Medic took McGill to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center where he died shortly after 2 a.m.

This investigation remains active and ongoing.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective.

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