CHARLOTTE — One person was hurt in a shooting early Saturday in southeast Charlotte.
Officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to the scene in the 5300 block of East Independence Boulevard just before 2 a.m.
Officials said they found one person at the scene who was suffering from a gunshot wound. They were sent to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, MEDIC said.
Police determined an altercation between the victim and two suspects started inside the Crazy Horse nightclub. They said shots were fired in the parking lot before both suspects fled the scene.
Later, officers were able to located and arrest one suspect, 21-year-old Luis Ramiro Vazquez-Martinez. He was charged with simple assault, felony possession of cocaine, felony conspiracy and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury.
According to CMPD, Vazquez-Martinez was also served with several other outstanding warrants for second-degree kidnapping, assault on a female, misdemeanor domestic violence, injury to personal property, and misdemeanor larceny.
Tuesday evening, police announced the arrest of 21-year-old Cristian Omar Paredes‑Alvarez in connection with this case.
He was taken into custody and charged with possession of a stolen firearm, felony conspiracy, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury.
This was one of three overnight shootings in Charlotte on Saturday that injured a total of four people.
- 1 person sent to hospital following north Charlotte shooting
- 2 people injured in east Charlotte shooting early Saturday morning
This is a developing story. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.
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