CHARLOTTE — Francisco Aldair Lopez-Tadeo, a.k.a. El Sobrino, 29, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Tuesday afternoon in connection with a double shooting that happened during the morning near the Dollar Tree Plaza off Albemarle Road in east Charlotte.
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The suspect walked up behind the two victims on the side of Albemarle Road and shot them, according to affidavits.
A 35-year-old man from Charlotte died and the second victim, who was shot in her head, was in critical condition at Atrium Health Main.
The suspect rode off on a bicycle, according to witnesses.
Detectives caught up with Lopez-Tadeo close by, but he said he didn’t have anything to do with the shooting, according to the affidavit.
However, detectives did have probable cause and arrested Lopez-Tadeo.
He was placed on an ICE hold.
“This area is a bit of an area for our unsheltered population,” said Maj. Gene Lim with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. “We’ve had some services out here recently within the last six to 12 months, and right now, we have very little information to go on.”
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