CHARLOTTE — One person was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon at a strip mall in north Charlotte, MEDIC confirmed shortly before 1:30 p.m.
The deadly shooting happened outside a barber shop along Trinity Road near Beatties Ford Road.
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“This shopping center is the heartbeat of Trinity Park it’s where we gather it’s where we meet for fun activities,” said community activist Myra Stewart. “This is not an area where every time you turn around there is some violence.”
She added the violence was not normal for them.
“As a community, we stick together to make sure we prevent this type of violence from happening.”
Stewart said it’s heartbreaking.
“It is just really heart-wrenching to see,” Stewart said.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department homicide detectives are investigating the crime.
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