CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a homicide in southeast Charlotte. Police confirm one person has died.
Police responded to the 3600 block of Marvin Road, near Billingsley Road, around 2:30 p.m. Monday after reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they didn't find a victim in the area. Officers learned that the victim had been taken a short distance away by bystanders.
Medic took the victim from that area to the hospital, where the victim died.
On Tuesday, the department identified the victim as 35-year-old Timothy Mackey. They also identified a suspect: 25-year-old Cedric Young, who officers said was apprehended without incident. Young is now charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a felon.
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