CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have arrested a teenager after another teen was shot to death in north Charlotte Tuesday.
Police responded to the shooting on Beatties Ford Road shortly after 2 p.m. and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
That victim, identified as 18-year-old Ajewan Jones, was rushed to Carolinas Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Police arrested 19-year-old Deshawn McDowell and charged him with murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and carrying a concealed weapon.
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call 704-432-TIPS or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
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