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One dead in uptown Charlotte shooting

Police said one person was killed in a shooting near the intersection of North College Street and 12th Street early Friday morning.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person died in a shooting in uptown Charlotte early Friday morning, Medic said.

Emergency crews responded to a reported shooting in the 900 block of North College Street, near the intersection with North Tryon Street, around 4 a.m. Medic said 37-year-old Stephen Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating the shooting as a homicide and charged Xavier Hough for his involvement in the shooting.

CMPD detectives told WCNC Charlotte's Billie Jean Shaw that Friday's shooting is the 94th homicide of 2020 so far in Charlotte.

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#BREAKING On scene of a death investigation in Uptown at N. College and 12 Street. MEDIC confirms one person has died from a gunshot wound. I’m working to get details from CMPD. @wcnc pic.twitter.com/ESQZM5hhU9
— Billie Jean Shaw (@BillieJeanTV) October 16, 2020

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