CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person is dead from an apparent gunshot wound that occurred Friday morning in east Charlotte, according to a statement released by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Friday, officers responded to a call concerning an assault with a deadly weapon on Citiside Drive near The Plaza.
Officers at the scene found Deandre Hagler, 21, inside a vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Medic pronounced Hagler dead at the scene.
On Monday, CMPD said that they had arrested Treyvon Young, 19, in connection to Hagler's death. Young was on probation and on electronic monitoring at the time of the incident, according to CMPD.
Young is charged with murder and discharging a firearm into an occupied moving vehicle.
CMPD is asking anyone with information about this incident to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to Detective Dossett in the Homicide Unit. People can also leave anonymous tips by contacting Crime Stoppers.
This investigation is active and ongoing. WCNC Charlotte will update this story with any new information.
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