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39-year-old victim identified in deadly shooting at southwest Charlotte apartments

CHARLOTTE — A 39-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday night at a southwest Charlotte apartment complex, police said.

MEDIC said three people were hurt in the shooting at about 7:30 p.m. in the 7200 block of Forest Pointe Boulevard near Nations Ford Road, MEDIC said.

The next day, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released the name of the man who was shot and later died at a hospital: Gregory Scott.

Another person was shot, and someone else was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

There was no active search.

One neighbor told Channel 9 they heard 40-50 shots.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced about an hour later that the case turned into a homicide investigation.

No additional details have been made available.

This is a developing story. Check back with wsoctv.com and watch Eyewitness News for updates.


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