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19-year-old killed in north Charlotte shooting

The scene is down the road from the UNC Charlotte campus.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 19-year-old is dead after a shooting in the University City area of Charlotte overnight.

Just after midnight early Monday morning, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to the 1100 block of Gold Rush Boulevard and found Quantae Young suffering a gunshot wound. Young was pronounced dead at the scene by Medic.

Detectives and crime scene investigators spent the morning interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence.

"Was asleep and woke up to gunshots and screaming outside my door," one neighbor, who did not want to be identified, told WCNC Charlotte's Richard DeVayne.

The incident happened inside an area gated apartment complex located adjacent to the UNC Charlotte campus. 

The investigation into this case is active and ongoing.  Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective. The public can also leave information anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.

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